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You are not allowed to view links.Please Register or LoginThe Times January 05, 2007Sword finder takes his cut of ?125,000Dalya Alberge, Arts CorrespondentThe finder of the remains of an exceptional 7th-century gold sword in a Lincolnshire field is ?125,000 richer after they were acquired by the British Museum.He is expected to share his good fortune with the owner of the field, near Market Rasen, where he made the discovery using a metal detector.The sword?s pommel, decorated with large garnets that would have been transported along trade routes from Asia, and its hilt fittings were made by Anglo-Saxon craftsmen. . . . . . ?He had got a signal and found the first fittings from the gold sword hilt. He realised its importance and brought an excavating machine to take off the turf and pick up the rest. They were about 15 inches down. He brought them to me to declare them as possible treasure.The gold is studded with large garnets, which would have come from Asia. The sword's quality suggests that it was commissioned by someone of high rank. . . . Linkback: You are not allowed to view links.Please Register or Loginhttp://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,1412.msg11761.html#msg11761
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You are not allowed to view links.Please Register or LoginThe Times January 05, 2007Sword finder takes his cut of ?125,000Dalya Alberge, Arts CorrespondentThe finder of the remains of an exceptional 7th-century gold sword in a Lincolnshire field is ?125,000 richer after they were acquired by the British Museum.He is expected to share his good fortune with the owner of the field, near Market Rasen, where he made the discovery using a metal detector.The sword?s pommel, decorated with large garnets that would have been transported along trade routes from Asia, and its hilt fittings were made by Anglo-Saxon craftsmen. . . . . . ?He had got a signal and found the first fittings from the gold sword hilt. He realised its importance and brought an excavating machine to take off the turf and pick up the rest. They were about 15 inches down. He brought them to me to declare them as possible treasure.The gold is studded with large garnets, which would have come from Asia. The sword's quality suggests that it was commissioned by someone of high rank. . . .
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