Futher Reaserch on the Treasures

As the Sutton Hoo center holds a limited number of the original Sutton Hoo finds, the rest are kept in the British Museum in London. I have trawled through the enormous amount of archives they have on Sutton Hoo at the British Museum website to find further beautiful treasures from the ship burial for inspiration.

Bead neclace, Gilt copper-alloy composite, cloisonné disc brooch, inlaid with white shell, garnets set over hatched gold foil, and panels of sheet gold decorated with filigree

I'm particularly drawn to the wonderful array of colours in the necklace above. Its fascinating to see how many garnets and gems were accessible as many are exotic, causing the assumption they would have had to travel along way to reach the hand of the craftsman. The middle charm is richly interlaced with tiny patterns of blue and red shapes.

Silver bowl

I'm drawn to the more simple geometric shapes in the bowl above. I have notice many of the objects designs are very symmetrical, this bowl being a good example. I like to appearance of the aged silver and how it has picked up a greater variety of colours as it has aged, such as hues of orange and an acidic green.

Square headed brooch, gilt silver

Silver dish

These black and white photographs are the original photos took in 1939 after the finds had been cleaned. I like that seeing the objects in black and white draws more attention to patterns and shapes, as color is not there to distract.