An intricately carved cheek plate from the helmet of an elite Anglo Saxon warrior, and part of the Staffordshire Hoard. The object is one of nearly 1500 gold and silver objects discovered in a field outside of Birmingham, England.
The piece is decorated with a frieze of running, interlaced, animals. The piece has a relatively low gold content, which may have been specially alloyed to make it more functional and able to withstand blows.
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