Sutton Hoo treasure

E128270

Anglo-Saxon burial assemblage archaeological find ship burial

The Sutton Hoo treasure is a renowned early medieval Anglo-Saxon burial hoard, famous for its richly furnished ship burial and iconic helmet, which has greatly illuminated our understanding of early English history and craftsmanship.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Sutton Hoo	6
Sutton Hoo excavation	4
Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo	1
Sutton Hoo archaeological excavation	1
Sutton Hoo archaeological site	1
Sutton Hoo burial site	1
Sutton Hoo burial site excavation	1
Sutton Hoo estate	1
Sutton Hoo helmet	1
Sutton Hoo ship burial discovery	1
Sutton Hoo treasure canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Saxon burial assemblage ⓘ archaeological find ⓘ ship burial ⓘ
artStyle	Ringerike style ⓘ surface form: Germanic animal style Celtic art ⓘ surface form: Insular art
associatedWith	East Anglia ⓘ Kingdom of the East Angles ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of East Anglia Sutton Hoo treasure self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo
burialType	ship burial ⓘ
contains	Sutton Hoo treasure self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sutton Hoo helmet coins ⓘ drinking horns ⓘ garnet-inlaid jewellery ⓘ gold belt buckle ⓘ gold purse lid ⓘ gold shoulder clasps ⓘ hanging bowl ⓘ lyre fragments ⓘ shield fittings ⓘ silver bowls ⓘ silver spoons ⓘ sword fittings ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
culture	Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxon
currentLocation	British Museum ⓘ
date	early 7th century ⓘ
discoveredBy	Basil Brown ⓘ
discoveredIn	1939 ⓘ
excavatedBy	Basil Brown ⓘ British Museum ⓘ surface form: British Museum team Charles Phillips ⓘ
foundOnPropertyOf	Edith Pretty ⓘ
likelyBurialOf	an East Anglian king ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Suffolk ⓘ Sutton Hoo treasure self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sutton Hoo
managedBy	National Trust ⓘ surface form: National Trust (site)
material	bronze ⓘ garnet ⓘ gold ⓘ iron ⓘ silver ⓘ
onDisplayAt	British Museum ⓘ surface form: British Museum, London
partOf	Sutton Hoo treasure self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sutton Hoo archaeological site
possiblyBurialOf	Rædwald of East Anglia ⓘ
shipLength	about 27 metres ⓘ
significance	illuminates early English history ⓘ key evidence for early Anglo-Saxon kingship ⓘ major source for early medieval craftsmanship ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Museum → notableWork → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

Suffolk, England → hasNotableSite → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo

The Dig → basedOn → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo excavation

The Dig → settingLocation → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo

The Dig → mainSubject → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo burial site excavation

Sutton Hoo treasure → locatedIn → Sutton Hoo treasure self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo treasure → contains → Sutton Hoo treasure self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo helmet

Sutton Hoo treasure → associatedWith → Sutton Hoo treasure self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo treasure → partOf → Sutton Hoo treasure self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo archaeological site

Woodbridge → isNear → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo

Woodbridge → hasNearbyAttraction → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo burial site

Rendlesham → locatedNear → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo

River Deben → hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo

Edith Pretty → knownFor → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo ship burial discovery

Edith Pretty → owned → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo estate

Rory Lomax → workLocation → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo excavation

John Preston → mainSubject → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

subject surface form: The Dig

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo excavation

Peggy Preston → basedOnEvent → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo excavation

Peggy Preston → associatedWith → Sutton Hoo treasure ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutton Hoo archaeological excavation