Just saw the Sutton Hoo helmet in person at the British Museum and it blew my mind

I finally made it to London last week and spent 3 hours in the British Museum just staring at the Sutton Hoo helmet. The level of detail on the eyebrows and nose is incredible, you can see every little bit of the boar crest even after 1,400 years in the ground. Has anyone else gotten a chance to see the actual artifacts from the 1939 dig? I'm curious how the reconstructions compare to what you expected.

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the_julia3d ago

I spent ages looking at the reconstructed helmet display in the visitor center at Sutton Hoo itself... how did the boar crest detail compare between the real thing and the replica you saw in the museum?

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lucas_hunt3d ago

Wait they put the REAL one in a different display case across the room?