The Sutton Hoo Helmet

By Sonja Marzinzik

Book Overview

This short book in the 'British Museum Objects in Focus' series looks at one of the most striking and emblematic finds from Anglo-Saxon England. It presents the story of the excavations at Sutton Hoo and the discovery; in 1939; of the ship burial and the helmet. The process of restoring the helmet is described and it is put in context with other similar finds.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714123250
• ISBN13: 9780714123257
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.3"