1. Damaged hilt plate from the handle of a sword
2. Mount with filigree decoration
3. Wire loop from the handle of a sword


About the staffordshire Hoard
The Staffordshire Hoard at Birmingham Museum
Conservation and Research blog for the Staffordshire Hoard

Pommel cap, hilt collar and a pair of sword pyramids

About the Staffordshire Hoard

The Hoard in Birmingham

Three mounts and a pair of hilt collars, decorated with cloisonné garnets


About the Staffordshire Hoard
The Staffordshire Hoard at Birmingham

Conservation and Research blog for the Staffordshire Hoard

The Staffordshire Hoard was discovered by a metal detectorist on July 5th 2009. Over 3,500 objects were found made of gold, silver and cloisonne garnets. Most of the objects are associated with the military and war. Small, fragile objects are displayed in their perspex boxes, cradled in foam for protection.


About the Staffordshire Hoard

The Hoard in Birmingham

Conservation and Research blog for the Staffordshire Hoard

Sunset at Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica



Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin
Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Traditional Tico ox-cart




Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin
Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Rufous-naped Wren
- very fast!


Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin
Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Long-horned beetle



 Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

White-throated Magpie Jay




Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Crimson-fronted Parakeets



Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

White-lined Tanager (female)


Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin
Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

White-ringed Flycatcher


Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Mud volcano in the foothills of Rincón de la Vieja volcano



Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Scurrying red ants



Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

The side of the stones facing the fumarole were coloured yellow by the sulphurous atmosphere.


Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Fumarole on the forest


Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

At the waterfall



Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

View from the bridge



Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Bridge


Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Moon over Hacienda Guachipelin


Hacienda Guachipelin
Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica

Sunset at Hacienda Guachipelin


Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin
Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Watching

Howler monkey, alouatta palliata

Great Kiskadee, pitangus sulphuratus

Yellow faced Grassquit, tiaris olivaceus

Black and yellow Silky flycatcher, phainoptila melanoxantha

Sometimes it just rains

Red ginger

At the end of our walk we found this jelly fungus on a tree trunk.

Another poison dart frog, albeit slightly blurry. It was very tiny and semi-hidden in the rocks.

Strawberry poison dart or Blue Jeans frog