From shipwrecked Tudor glass to an ancient Roman hoard of gold jewelry, real buried treasure to things found in the River Thames – many rare and beautiful objects have been lost for hundreds, if not thousands of years. But what happens when they're miraculously rediscovered?
Dug from the earth, salvaged from the bottom of the ocean, or mudlarked from riverbeds – we’ve delved deep into our collections to surface ancient jewelry and other incredibly precious objects which we have today thanks to a quirk of fate.
Join curator Sophie Morris as she unboxes treasures that have been lost and then found, tells us the fascinating stories behind them and investigates their secrets.
Keep watching to find out what precious treasure Sophie would hide, and let us know in the comments what you’d choose for future generations to stumble upon!
- 00:00 Investigating the secrets of lost treasure
- 00:51 Shipwrecks explained – gold and tragedy in 17th century
- 03:55 Tudor shipwrecked glass & antique coral and pearls
- 06:25 Burial or hoard? Rare Roman gold jewelry – serpent armlets
- 08:24 Precious gemstone comb worn by Empress Joséphine (Joséphine Bonaparte)
- 10:04 Tiny micromosaic souvenir jewelry
- 12:27 What is mudlarking? 'Time Capsule' ring
- 14:23 Future treasures: what would you hide?
