Masterpieces of the British Museum [videorecording - DVD] : the Sutton Hoo helmet

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: [London] : BBC, 2006Description: 1 videodisc (30 mins.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • The Sutton Hoo helmet [videorecording - DVD]
Subject(s): Production credits:
  • Produced and directed by Fulmar Television & Film Ltd.
Scope and content: Nearly 1500 years after it was made, the magnificent Sutton Hoo helmet has taken its place in the British Museum as one of its supreme treasures. Discovered on the eve of the Second World War as part of a spectacular Anglo-Saxon ship-burial, it became a symbol of the nation and proof of a forgotten, sophisticated civilization. But who crafted it? And who wore it? This fascinating film records the excitement of the ship's excavation, examines the helmet in detail and searches for the true identity of the king who once looked out from the formidable realistic face mask
List(s) this item appears in: Wellpark - Multimedia - Art & Artists
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Multimedia Multimedia ATU Wellpark Road Audio Visual 942.646 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available G112694

Produced and directed by Fulmar Television & Film Ltd.

Nearly 1500 years after it was made, the magnificent Sutton Hoo helmet has taken its place in the British Museum as one of its supreme treasures. Discovered on the eve of the Second World War as part of a spectacular Anglo-Saxon ship-burial, it became a symbol of the nation and proof of a forgotten, sophisticated civilization. But who crafted it? And who wore it? This fascinating film records the excitement of the ship's excavation, examines the helmet in detail and searches for the true identity of the king who once looked out from the formidable realistic face mask

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