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title: Silver Bowl From Sutton Hoo
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5777/silver-bowl-from-sutton-hoo/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Silver Bowl From Sutton Hoo

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Silver Bowl From Sutton Hoo](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5777.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5777.jpg)

## Image Caption

This shallow [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) bowl is from a set of ten that were stacked upside-down inside the Suton Hoo [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) chamber. They were made in the Eastern [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/), possibly for religious use; their cross-shaped design may have had a Christian meaning. We don't know how the bowls were used after they arrived in Anglo-[Saxon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saxons/) [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/), where [Christianity](https://www.worldhistory.org/christianity/) was slowly taking hold. Donated by Mrs. Edith M. Pretty. Circa 500s to 600s CE. From the ship-burial mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England, UK. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 05). Silver Bowl From Sutton Hoo. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5777/silver-bowl-from-sutton-hoo/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Silver Bowl From Sutton Hoo." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 05, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5777/silver-bowl-from-sutton-hoo/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Silver Bowl From Sutton Hoo." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5777/silver-bowl-from-sutton-hoo/>.

## License & Copyright

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