![]() ![]() ![]() Related: Photos: Vikings accessorized with tiny metal dragonsĬurator Martin Goldberg holds a reconstruction of the vessel. These items include beads, pendants, brooches, bracelets, an elaborate belt set and a rock-crystal jar. The vessel was meticulously packed with silk-wrapped items, which may have been relics or heirlooms, the museum said in the statement. The first part had another silver bullion parcel, twice the size of the first, wrapped in leather the second held a cluster of silver "ribbon" arm rings that were bound together and concealed a small, wooden box holding three gold items and the third held the lidded, silver-gilt vessel wrapped in a few textiles. It's possible that this top layer was a "sacrificial decoy" meant to distract from the layers beneath it, The Independent reported.īeneath this first layer was a larger, lower section divided into three parts. The top layer contained a package of silver bullion, or bulk pieces of silver before they were minted into coins, as well as a rare Anglo-Saxon cross. The exhibit shows visitors how the hoard was buried in four distinct layers, according to National Museums Scotland. Most of the artifacts (but not the vessel, which is too fragile) are now on display in the exhibit "Galloway Hoard: Viking-age Treasure" at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. (Image credit: National Museums Scotland) Hidden burial This ray-traced rendering shows the vessel found in the Galloway Hoard.
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