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Purse Lid. Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. The British Museum, London, 1939,1010.2.a-l; 1939,1010.3. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Sutton Hoo Purse Lid

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1939,1010.2.a-l; 1939,1010.2.a-l

Findspot: Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England.

Size: W 83 × L 190 mm (frame, excl hinges).

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Purse Lid. Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. The British Museum, London, 1939,1010.2.a-l; 1939,1010.2.a-l. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA).
Purse Lid. Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. The British Museum, London, 1939,1010.2.a-l; 1939,1010.2.a-l. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Purse Lid. Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. The British Museum, London, 1939,1010.2.a-l; 1939,1010.2.a-l. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA).
Purse Lid. Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. The British Museum, London, 1939,1010.2.a-l; 1939,1010.2.a-l. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA).
Purse Lid. Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. The British Museum, London, 1939,1010.2.a-l; 1939,1010.2.a-l. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA).
Purse Lid. Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. The British Museum, London, 1939,1010.2.a-l; 1939,1010.2.a-l. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA).
Purse Lid. Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. The British Museum, London, 1939,1010.2.a-l; 1939,1010.2.a-l. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA).
Purse Lid. Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. The British Museum, London, 1939,1010.2.a-l; 1939,1010.2.a-l. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA).
Purse Lid. Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. The British Museum, London, 1939,1010.2.a-l; 1939,1010.2.a-l. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA).

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