Visited the Anglo-Saxon burial site at Sutton Hoo (UK) over the weekend. It was where the ship burial of the warrior king, thought to be Raedwald, King of East Anglia, took place in AD625.
In the exhibition hall there is this reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon helmet. It would have originally been made of iron with tinned-bronze decorative plates. The standard of workmanship created by these crafts people is staggering.
Photos here show hard and soft textures. The soft textures just about hold up at this sensitivity. JPEG from D-Lux 4 ISO 400 1/40th at f4 handheld.
Nigel
In the exhibition hall there is this reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon helmet. It would have originally been made of iron with tinned-bronze decorative plates. The standard of workmanship created by these crafts people is staggering.
Photos here show hard and soft textures. The soft textures just about hold up at this sensitivity. JPEG from D-Lux 4 ISO 400 1/40th at f4 handheld.
Nigel