A rock crystal jar from the Galloway Hoard. Photo Neil Hanna. Brian Boucher December 23, 2021 Share Share This Article.

The Galloway Hoard is continuing to reveal its secrets to experts. Some of the items from the £2 million find, discovered on church land near Balmaghie in 2014, are currently on display in ...

The Galloway Hoard: Rock Crystal Jar exhibition will open on 8 November 2025, at Kirkcudbright Galleries, near where the Hoard was first discovered. Dr ...

Dr Martin Goldberg from National Museums Scotland said: "The rock crystal jar is one of the highlight objects from the Galloway Hoard. "From the beautiful rock crystal itself, originally carved in ...

A stunning gold-wrapped jar crafted out of rock crystal has finally been uncovered in its entirety, ... Although the Galloway Hoard dates back to around 900 AD, ...

Martin Goldberg from National Museums Scotland said: “The rock crystal jar is one of the highlight objects from the Galloway Hoard. “From the beautiful rock crystal itself, originally carved ...

The rock crystal jar was discovered in 2014 (Neil Hanna Photography) Lucinda Cameron. 17 December 2021. ... “It looks, from the carved surface of the Galloway Hoard rock crystal, ...

A stunning gold-wrapped jar crafted out of rock crystal has finally been uncovered in its entirety, revealing a Latin inscription that might provide new clues about its mysterious origins ...

It was part of the Galloway Hoard, the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland, acquired by the National Museums Scotland (NMS) in 2017.

Dr Martin Goldberg, principal curator of Medieval Archaeology and History at NMS, said: “It looks, from the carved surface of the Galloway Hoard rock crystal, that this was once the capital of a ...

A stunning gold-wrapped jar crafted out of rock crystal has finally been uncovered in its entirety, revealing a Latin inscription that might provide new clues about its mysterious origins.