Crosby Garrett Helmet
A metal detectorist found the Crosby Garrett Helmet in the early 2nd or 3rd century AD. It was found near a former Romano-British farming area in Cumbria, England. At the time, it was split into 67 pieces that had been folded and put on top of two large stones in a pit that was then buried with stone and earth. It took 240 hours of restoration to restore it to its former glory. The process involved the reparation of every crack and hole with the use of super glue and resin. It is believed to be worth $3.6 million and was purchased by a private buyer. The helmet was probably used for ceremonies and celebrations instead of combat. Now worth $3.6 million, it was likely an antique by the time they fold it up and concealed it.
Crosby Garrett Helmet
Bronze Age Cup
This Gold alloy cup was made in the early Bronze Age. It was constructed with a sheet of gold and then embedded with horizontal concentric corrugations. The handle was the only thing made with a separate gold piece and is attached with the help of six rivets. How rare is this? There are only six others from Northern Europe that are known to exist. In 2001, a metal detectorist found it and sold it to the British Museum for $520,000 or so. After the discovery, experts excavated the land for three years. They found even more items from the Early Bronze Age there! It was likely a cross-channel trading zone in the past.
Bronze Age Cup
