Upon deciding on using the 7th century Sutton Hoo treasures as historical sources of inspiration for my second outcome, I have visited the Sutton Hoo National Trust Center, to see the treasures from the ship burial first hand. Here are some photographs I have taken...
Above is my younger brother modelling the helmet, although sadly it was a replica, the immense details of the helmet were still striking.
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| Purse lid made from gold, garnet cloisonné and millefiori
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Above is a raplica of section of textiles found amongst the treasures. Its fastanting seeing the style of designs people wore, strong and geometric. I notice that the pattern in this woven belt is not far from what people may wear today.
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| Gold, cloisonné garnet, chequerboard millefiori
and blue glass hinged shoulder-clasps |
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| Shoulder clasps |
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| Purse lid |
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| Gold belt buckle |
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| Shield |
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| Detail from the shield above |
The attention to detail on these pieces was extraordinary, I don't feel the same quality could be achieved today by machines, as good as the level of quality achieved by the craftsmen who made the treasures. Every time I look back at these photographs I see new patterns and camouflaged shapes of animals such as snakes, which I didn't see before.
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