A Dutch historian has found unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, the country's National Museum of Antiquities says. Lorenzo Ruijter told Reuters that he discovered the treasure using a metal detector.
, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf and 39 silver coins, the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities announced Thursday.
Detail of gold earring with filigree decoration, from 1000-1050 AD, found in Hoogwoud, Netherlands. Archeology West-Friesland“It was very special discovering something this valuable, I can’t really describe it. I never expected to discover anything like this”, Ruijter said, adding that it was hard to keep it a secret for two years.
By that time the jewelry was already two centuries old, the museum said, adding it must already have been “an expensive and cherished possession”.
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