A medieval treasure of gold jewelry and silver coins was found in the Netherlands. It is reported by Interfax with reference to Art News.
The age of the find is estimated at a thousand years.
The treasure was found by historian Lorenzo Ruyter, who discovered the treasure with a metal detector in the small town of Hogwood back in 2021. The find was kept secret while museum experts studied the artifacts.
Among the items found were four gold earrings, two strips of gold leaf, and 39 silver coins.
One of the coins dates back to 1250. According to scientists, it was then that the objects were buried. However, by this time, the decorations were already at least 200 years old.
The museum notes that finding medieval gold jewelry in the Netherlands is a rarity.
Why the artifacts were buried has not yet been clarified. However, in the middle of the XIII century, Hogwood was at the epicenter of the armed confrontation between West Friesland and Holland.
Art News notes that the find belongs to Ruyter, but will be exhibited at the Museum of Antiquities.
Source: Rosbalt
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