A treasure hunter unearthed a 1,000-year-old gold pendant near the castle made famous by “Downton Abbey.” Experts believe the rare artifact may symbolize the “Hand of God.”<\/p>\n
A metal detectorist recently unearthed a 1,000-year-old gold pendant during a treasure search \u2014 and experts believe it may represent the “Hand of God.”<\/p>\n
Nick Berry, a 58-year-old father of two from Northampton, England, was recently metal detecting on farmland in Ashmansworth, a village in Hampshire, England, when he made the discovery, according to Bournemouth News and Picture Service (BNPS).<\/p>\n
The farmland is close to Highclere Castle, the 19th-century mansion best known as the filming location for the TV series “Downton Abbey.”<\/p>\n
MAN SEARCHING WITH METAL DETECTOR UNEARTHS MASSIVE VIKING AGE FORTUNE, SHATTERING RECORDS<\/p>\n
Berry said the artifact was in nearly pristine condition after he brushed away the mud.<\/p>\n
“There were three of us searching, and I was in the middle,” Berry told the news agency. “I got a really good signal. I dug down and looked into the hole and saw straight away the glint of gold.”<\/p>\n
Nick Berry, shown above, of Northampton, England, discovered a 1,000-year-old gold pendant while searching farmland in Hampshire. (Bournemouth News and Picture Service)<\/p>\n
The hobbyist said he had a “really strange feeling and felt quite emotional” as he pulled it out of the ground.<\/p>\n
“I just stared at it. I knew straight away it was something very different and could tell it was Anglo-Saxon,” he said.<\/p>\n
RARE COIN BEARING FACE OF KING WITH INFAMOUS NICKNAME UNEARTHED AFTER 1,000 YEARS<\/p>\n
“I have been metal detecting for over 30 years and have never seen anything like it. And everyone I have spoken to about it has said the same.”<\/p>\n
The artifact is believed to date to the ninth or 10th century. It may have been worn as a necklace pendant by a wealthy or high-status individual, according to BNPS.<\/p>\n
An unusual gold pendant just discovered has been linked to religious imagery appearing on late Saxon and Viking-era silver coins. (Bournemouth News and Picture Service)<\/p>\n
Photos reveal the gleaming, hand-shaped artifact with several small indentations on its surface.<\/p>\n
“The hand has always had a strong symbolic meaning, like when you shake hands to show the other person you haven’t got a weapon in your hand,” Berry said.<\/p>\n
PUZZLING SOUND IN BACKYARD LEADS HOMEOWNER TO MASSIVE 1,000-YEAR-OLD TREASURE<\/p>\n
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