- Feb 2, 2013
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A mysterious Anglo-Saxon artifact has been found in Norfolk, England and it has the experts totally bamboozled.
The meticulously crafted artifact is a gilded silver miniature masterpiece, measuring just 19.4mm (0.7 in) in diameter, and is unlike anything seen before. It has intricate details and an enigmatic animal figure, possibly a horse. Archaeologists think it may have a religious significance due to the markings resembling a spiral pattern on its sides, familiar from the Book of Kells.
The mystery concerns its function. Experts have put forward a few proposals, but they have no clear idea of what it was used for. Can you help? https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/anglo-saxon-artifact-norfolk-0020168
The meticulously crafted artifact is a gilded silver miniature masterpiece, measuring just 19.4mm (0.7 in) in diameter, and is unlike anything seen before. It has intricate details and an enigmatic animal figure, possibly a horse. Archaeologists think it may have a religious significance due to the markings resembling a spiral pattern on its sides, familiar from the Book of Kells.
The mystery concerns its function. Experts have put forward a few proposals, but they have no clear idea of what it was used for. Can you help? https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/anglo-saxon-artifact-norfolk-0020168
