The Staffordshire Hoard: An Anglo-Saxon Treasure (Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London)
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The Staffordshire Hoard: An Anglo-Saxon Treasure (Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London)
The Staffordshire Hoard: An Anglo-Saxon Treasure tells the story of the Hoard’s discovery, acquisition for the nation, and the six-year research project that pieced its fragments back together, identified its objects and explored their manufacture. Written by a team of specialists in Anglo-Saxon archaeology and history, and expert conservators with unparalleled access to the Hoard, the text is illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs, maps and explanatory drawings. Key chapters discuss the decoration and meaning of the Hoard’s intricate ornament, the techniques of Anglo-Saxon craftsmen, the religious and historical background, and hoarding practice in Britain and Europe, to place this most exceptional find in context. Finally, the text explores the impact that the find has had locally, nationally and internationally in the twenty-first century.
Chapter 4. The lives of objects: wear, modification, repair and damage Wear Modification and repair Damage Conclusion
Chapter 5. Styles of display and revelation Style and substance Animal ornament in the Hoard Ornament of the helmet and die-impressed sheet Animal ornament Figural ornament Interlace and knots Scrollwork Early Insular style Geometric ornament and symbols Conclusion
Chapter 6. Date and origin Dating the Hoard Hoard Phase 1: sixth-century silver fittings from weapons Hoard Phase 2 (gold): Anglo-Saxon early Style II, contemporaneous styles and objects, c 570–c 630 Hoard Phase 3 (gold): Anglo-Saxon late Style II, and contemporaneous styles and objects, c 610–c 650 Hoard Phase 4 (silver with gold mounts): Early Insular style objects, c 630–c 660 Summary Origins Mercia Kent, East Anglia or Greater Northumbria Conclusion
Part Two: The Broader Context
Chapter 7. The historical context: local, regional and national The historical background Barbara Yorke Early medieval Britain in the seventh century The early Mercian kings Religion in early Mercia The findspot of the Staffordshire assemblage and the history of Mercia Conclusion The Church and warfare: the religious and cultural background to the Hoard The contemporary context Christian and pagan culture in the early seventh century Anglian connections Conclusion
Chapter 8. The archaeological context: matters of material and social significance John Hines The early Anglo-Saxon period: graves and grave goods Social hierarchy and its visibility Resources and their use: the contemporary value of the Hoard The archaeology of early Mercia
Chapter 9. Hoards and hoarding Introduction Hoarding in later Roman Britain and beyond Peter Guest The hoarding of Roman objects in Britain in the fourth and fifth centuries The status of gold and silver in the later Roman world (and beyond) Dating hoards of late Roman objects Fragmentation of Roman gold and silver objects The hoarding of late Roman objects in post-Roman Britain Hoarding in continental Germanic Europe Matthias Hardt Royal treasure, gift exchange and tribute Precious metal of provincial Roman origin Gold and silver: coins, ingots and rings in Migration period hoards in eastern Central Europe Brooches from deposits in the Carpathian Basin Tableware in hoards from the Danubian area Hoard finds in Italy, Burgundia and Visigothic Spain Hidden treasure in texts from the early medieval period Conclusion Scandinavian hoarding Svante Fischer Imagining Scandinavia Ways of hoarding War booty sacrifices Precious metal hoards and central places Conclusion
Chapter 10. What does it mean? The exceptionality of the assemblage Key characteristics Comparable assemblages? Towards a biography of the Staffordshire Hoard Assembly A ‘last gathering’ Final selection and disassembly Burial Conclusion: multiple explanations and narratives
Afterword The impact of the Hoard Impact on knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon world Future research Impact on public engagement with the past Jenni Butterworth
Part Three: Catalogue and Guide to the Digital Component
Abbreviated catalogue Guide to the digital component of the publication
