Deverill Finds at the Wessex Gallery of Archaeology

This exhibition highlights some exceptional objects discovered by members of the public in the Salisbury area. A husband and wife team, detecting in the Deverill valley near Warminster, have discovered many of the treasured pieces. The metal-detectorists found these pieces over a period of almost 30 years in the Deverill valley, and have been working closely with the Portable Antiquities Scheme for 11 years. The objects they have found so far span 2,000 years of Wessex history, stretching right back into the Iron Age. The Scheme was set up by the UK government in 1997 to encourage the voluntary recording of archaeological objects found by members of the public in England and Wales. Star pieces include a superbly modeled cast Roman bust of a Maenad, an early medieval hooked tag showing an eagle stretching its wings and talons, and a glorious gilded early medieval cloisonné brooch with a trifoliate leaf motif.

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Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//sw000128?id=EVENT507578