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In Pictures: 'Britain Anglo-Saxon Treasure Find'

By James Wray Sep 24, 2009, 15:49 GMT

Artifacts from Britain's biggest find of Anglo-Saxon gold are unveiled at a press conference at the Birmingham Museum Art and Gallery, in Birmingham, Britain, 24 September 2009. The discovery by amateur treasure hunter Terry Herbert, from Burntwood, will now be valued by a committee of experts before being offered for sale. EPA/LAWRENCE LOOI

A gold plate with two eagles separated by fish, part of artifacts from Britain's biggest find of Anglo-Saxon gold, is unveiled at a press conference at the Birmingham Museum Art and Gallery, in Birmingham, Britain, 24 September 2009. The discovery by amateur treasure hunter Terry Herbert, from Burntwood, will now be valued by a committee of experts before being offered for sale. EPA/LAWRENCE LOOI

A gold strip with a biblical inscription in Latin, part of artifacts from Britain's biggest find of Anglo-Saxon gold, is unveiled at a press conference at the Birmingham Museum Art and Gallery, in Birmingham, Britain, 24 September 2009. The discovery by amateur treasure hunter Terry Herbert, from Burntwood, will now be valued by a committee of experts before being offered for sale. The inscription on the gold strip reads 'Rise up, Lord, and may thy enemies be dispersed and those that hate thee be driven from thy face.' This strip may come from a shield or a cross. EPA/LAWRENCE LOOI

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