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Boar's eyes from replica Benty Grange helmet

Object glossary

Anglo-Saxon
430-1070 AD. The country was divided into a number of warring kingdoms. The richer people liked gold and silver jewellery. They buried their dead in barrows. Christianity was introduced from the continent and gradually replaced older beliefs.

Garnet
Garnet is a type of stone. Its deep red variant is used as a gemstone.

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