“The World of Gregory the Great”, Part 2: Sutton Hoo
The Longobard material filled most of the class time, but I had intended to introduce Sutton Hoo, highlighting the provenance of the various objects buried in mound 1 and using the purse lid to train the eye in analyzing interlace.
I must here praise the fantastic new “Free Non-commercial Image Service” of the British Museum. The British Museum, of course, houses most of the objects from Sutton Hoo. The service only requires that you register. Here are the search results for Sutton Hoo,
Objects from Sutton Hoo at the British Museum
Then you click on the image and then “Use Digital Image”, and you will receive a wondrously large digital image by email the following day. Amazing. And the service limits you to 100 images per month!
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