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title: Gold Mounts from Sutton Hoo
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5785/gold-mounts-from-sutton-hoo/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gold Mounts from Sutton Hoo

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

## Image File

[![Gold Mounts from Sutton Hoo](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5785.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5785.jpg)

## Image Caption

These enigmatic mounts may have been emblems of office. Rivets and rivet-holes show that some were attached to other objects, perhaps bone or ivory rods that decayed in the ground. The most elaborate mount comprises a [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) filigree (beaded wire) ring attached to a strip with cabochon (domed) garnet settings. A similar setting was found elsewhere in the [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/). The fluted strip has an animal-head terminal, while wolf-like beasts appear on the triangular and curved mounts. Donated by Mrs. Edith M. Pretty. Early 600s CE. From the ship-burial mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/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 06). Gold Mounts from Sutton Hoo. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5785/gold-mounts-from-sutton-hoo/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Mounts from Sutton Hoo." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 06, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5785/gold-mounts-from-sutton-hoo/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Mounts from Sutton Hoo." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5785/gold-mounts-from-sutton-hoo/>.

## License & Copyright

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