This story in the Guardian on Friday includes a small picture of one of the blue glass bowls from the new royal grave found at Peittlewood. It gives a good indication of the pristine condition of the bowl and the deep blue of its glass.

Archaeologists find 1,400-year-old tomb of Anglo-Saxon king

Rebecca Allison
Friday February 6, 2004
The Guardian

A tiny piece of bronze poking out of the mud was the first clue that something extraordinary lay beneath the surface in Prittlewell.
The subsequent discovery of an Anglo-Saxon king's burial chamber complete with a lavish collection of treasures was more than any archaeologist would hope to find beneath a verge in the Southend suburb.

Described yesterday as "a once in a lifetime discovery" it is hoped the chamber in Essex will provide a unique insight into life and death in the Dark Ages.

(Read more here)

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