Street House
Anglo-Saxon Glass Bead
Grave 62.2
Large multicoloured wave decorated glass bead with black, white, red and yellow waves. Worn as part of a small group of six spectacular beads, dated to the seventh century AD. Diameter 24mm.
Sherlock, Stephen J, et al. A Royal Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Street House, Loftus, North-East Yorkshire. Tees Archaeology Monograph Series No. 6. Exeter: Short Run Press Ltd., 2012.
Anglo-Saxon Gold Wire Bead
Grave 43.8
Gold wire cylinder bead, one of three gold bicone beads from this grave. It was associated with four silver beads and a triangular gold pendant in a high-status grave. Length 17mm
Sherlock, Stephen J, et al. A Royal Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Street House, Loftus, North-East Yorkshire. Tees Archaeology Monograph Series No. 6. Exeter: Short Run Press Ltd., 2012.
Jet Amulet
Grave 55
Jet Amulet, a circular type of charm with four decorative "knobs". Associated with an iron key set, buckle and ring. Diameter of amulet 23mm.
Sherlock, Stephen J, et al. A Royal Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Street House, Loftus, North-East Yorkshire. Tees Archaeology Monograph Series No. 6. Exeter: Short Run Press Ltd., 2012.
Jet Annular Ring
Grave 62.7
Jet annular ring, only approximately half survived but worn as an amulet or charm. Associated with an iron buckle and key set suspended from the waist. Diameter 21mm.
Sherlock, Stephen J, et al. A Royal Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Street House, Loftus, North-East Yorkshire. Tees Archaeology Monograph Series No. 6. Exeter: Short Run Press Ltd., 2012.
Large V-Shaped Jet Button
Streethouse Wossit Jet Button
Found in upper levels of mound capping
Style of button suggests early bronze age date
Saxon Princess Pendant
The most important pendant is the ‘shield shaped’ piece. Its shape, the way it was made and the valuable materials it was made from all tell us something about the person it belonged to. The pendant is made from gold and is inlaid with 57 red garnets, each with a thin sheet of gold leaf beneath. Its scallop shape links with early Christianity and is associated with love, fertility and birth. This unique piece is an unparalleled find and would have been made by one of the best craftsmen in the Anglo-Saxon world. This information, along with the way the person was buried, led archaeologists to conclude the grave must have been for a princess.
For more information about the jewellery found at the Anglo Saxon cemetery near Loftus, please visit the Tees Valley Museums.
