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Historical Archive: Sutton Hoo Purse Lid Suffolk, Sutton Hoo mound 1 early seventh century gold, garnet, and millefiori glass, 19 x 8.3 cm (7.5 x 3.3 inches), excluding hinges London, British Museum 1939,1010.2.a-l full, with light reflections showing three-dimensionality full, most reflections eliminated geometric hexagonal panel, left two pairs confronted interlaced animals geometric hexagonal panel, right person between beasts (dogs or wolves?), left bird of prey (eagle?) and duck, left bird of prey (eagle?) and duck, right person between beasts (dogs or wolves?), right with person for scale edge plaques, left edge plaques, bottom right