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Title
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Sutton Hoo ship sculpture
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Description
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Full-scale modern sculpture representing the Anglo-Saxon ship discovered in Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk. Installed in 2018, the 27-metre-long sculpture reproduces the skeletal form of the vessel and indicates the position of the burial chamber. The original early seventh-century ship was placed beneath a burial mound and contained a rich assemblage of grave goods. Although Sutton Hoo is Anglo-Saxon rather than Viking, there are many connections between the ship burial and the wider Scandinavian world, including the famous Sutton Hoo helmet. Its face-mask may contain an allusion to Woden, the Anglo-Saxon counterpart of the Norse god Óðinn.
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Identifier
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NM-01618
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Current Location
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Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge IP12 3DJ, UK
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52.0944865, 1.3409967
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Subject
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Sutton Hoo
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Rights
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CC BY-SA 4.0
