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Thursday, 19th May 2005 (3901 views)

A 1,400-year-old gold pendant has finally gone on display in a Yorkshire Museum.<br/><br/>Dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period, the 19mm oval gold and garnet pendant is thought to be one of a series that would have hung from the necklace of a wealthy individual.<br/><br/>Unearthed in the Kirk Deighton area in the north of the region almost two years ago, the find was retained by specialists at the British Museum to determine that it could be classed as treasure under the 1996 Treasure Act.<br/><br/>Following the confirmation, Harrogate Council purchased the pendant, splitting the price between the archaeologists responsible for its discovery and the owner of the land in which it was found.<br/><br/>It can now be viewed, in all its glory, at the Courthouse Museum within Knaresborough Castle.<br/><br/>"It is lovely to have them on display and they are a very interesting addition to our collection," said curator Ros Watson, talking to the Yorkshire Post.<br/><br/>"There has already been a lot of interest in the two pieces, and we hope that the public will also enjoy being able to see them in the museum."<img alt="track" src="http://directnews.dehavilland.co.uk/dn.gif?feedid=196&itemid=8537593"/>

 

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