Part of the Hoard has recently been on display in Stoke on Trent (until March 7th) and, as earlier in Birmingham, has attracted tens of thousands of visitors and a substantial contribution to the appeal including an anonymous donation of £50,000.
The total raised by the appeal so far has just passed the one million pound mark and there is every likelihood of a major donation in the near future.
Another exhibition from the Hoard will come to Birmingham later in March and will contain items that were not on show at the first exhibition in the city. Latest plans are that Lichfield and Tamworth will have loaned components of the Hoard and there will be a touring exhibition visiting several museums in the region.
As to the Hoard itself, conservation will get into real detail when the ownership is settled. The gold (which is a fairly inert substance) is in good condition though some of the silver may need restoration work. It is now thought that some garnets may have come to Mercia from as far away as Sri Lanka. So rich is the material that full research into the Hoard is expected to take about ten years.
There is at least one helmet and probably two in the Hoard. These are in many pieces - a not uncommon situation as components were fixed on to an iron underlay and would have been broken off. The reconstruction of the helmets will take some time but it is expected that computer 3D modelling will greatly assist the reconstruction. It is also hoped to make this aspect of progress available on the internet as work proceeds - which will be very exciting to follow.
The total raised by the appeal so far has just passed the one million pound mark and there is every likelihood of a major donation in the near future.Another exhibition from the Hoard will come to Birmingham later in March and will contain items that were not on show at the first exhibition in the city. Latest plans are that Lichfield and Tamworth will have loaned components of the Hoard and there will be a touring exhibition visiting several museums in the region.
As to the Hoard itself, conservation will get into real detail when the ownership is settled. The gold (which is a fairly inert substance) is in good condition though some of the silver may need restoration work. It is now thought that some garnets may have come to Mercia from as far away as Sri Lanka. So rich is the material that full research into the Hoard is expected to take about ten years.
There is at least one helmet and probably two in the Hoard. These are in many pieces - a not uncommon situation as components were fixed on to an iron underlay and would have been broken off. The reconstruction of the helmets will take some time but it is expected that computer 3D modelling will greatly assist the reconstruction. It is also hoped to make this aspect of progress available on the internet as work proceeds - which will be very exciting to follow.
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