Objects in Anglo-Saxon collection
Gold pendant
This rare and beautiful gold disc pendant set with garnets was found in grave 95/1 during excavations at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Butler’s Field, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, in 1985.
Gold pendant
Gold pendant with glass setting, found in grave 84 during excavations at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Butler’s Field, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, in 1985.
Gold pendant
Gold disc pendant with central shell setting, found in grave 179, during excavations at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Butler’s Field, Lechlade (Lechlade parish), Gloucestershire in 1985.
King Alfred coin
A silver penny from the reign of Alfred, King of Wessex (849—899), found in Coberley, Gloucestershire.
Mammal remains
Mounted beaver tooth, found in grave 18 during excavations at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Butler’s Field, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, in 1985.
Shield boss
Iron shield boss and grip, found in grave 92 during excavations at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Butler’s Field, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, in 1985.
The ‘Tunley Torc’
A 9th- or early 10th-century plaited Anglo-Norse ring found at Tunley, Gloucestershire.
