hav·er·sack (noun): a single-strapped bag worn over one shoulder and used for carrying supplies; a bag for rations, extra clothing; a bag used by workers or travellers to carry havercake (oat-bread) in 19th-century England. From the French Havresac and German Habersack (18th century)
Showing posts with label Yorkshire Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yorkshire Museum. Show all posts
Thursday, 16 January 2014
Yorkshire Museum hopes to keep precious Viking hoard
The Yorkshire Museum is hoping to raise funds to keep the Bedale hoard, a collection of Viking era precious metal and jewellery, in England.
The hoard, which includes a gold sword pommel, a neck ring, gold rivets, half a silver brooch and 29 silver ingots is believed to date back to the 10th century, but between now and March, the Yorkshire Museum, where the treasures have gone on display, needs to raise £51,636 to keep it.
Natalie McCaul, the museum's curator of archeology, says: ‘There are two factors that make it especially interesting to us.
Labels:
archeology,
Bedale’s Hoard,
hoard,
museums,
Natalie McCaul,
Viking,
Yorkshire Museum
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