
A decade since the discovery of the Viking-age Galloway Hoard, experts have revealed that part of the collection came from West Asia, including a Sassanid silver vessel which travelled half the world from Iran to Scotland over 1,000 years ago, and is still wrapped in its ancient textiles. [1024×576]
by Party_Judgment5780
1 Comment
More info and images:
[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y8wj8g5yjo](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y8wj8g5yjo)
[https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/sep/01/amazing-viking-age-treasure-travelled-half-the-world-to-scotland-analysis-finds](https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/sep/01/amazing-viking-age-treasure-travelled-half-the-world-to-scotland-analysis-finds)