archaeological objects

Finds Tray: Stirrup mount

This is an early medieval stirrup mount made of copper alloy, which was found late last year by a metal-detectorist near Wick St Lawrence in northern Somerset. It would have once been affixed to the top of a triangular stirrup,…

The Roman altars at the National Museums Collection Centre, Edinburgh. Photo © Duncan McGlynn (2)

UK news in brief

Tudor Heart saved for the nation The British Museum’s campaign to raise £3.5 million to acquire a heart shaped pendant bearing imagery associated with the court of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon has achieved its goal. Discovered by a…