Artres Treasure | |
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Part of the Artres Treasure displayed in the British Museum | |
Material | Gold and precious stones |
Created | 6th Centuries AD |
Period/culture | Merovingian |
Present location | British Museum |
Identification | 1897 AF.514a-b; AF.515; AF.518; AF.524-525; AF.3328; |
The Artres Treasure is an important Merovingian hoard found at Artres, northern France in the nineteenth century. Most of the treasure is now in the collection of the British Museum in London.[1]