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British Museum Acquires £3.5m Tudor Heart Pendant Linked to Henry VIII
The British Museum raised £3.5m from public and trusts to secure the 24-carat gold pendant for public display under the Treasure Act.
- The British Museum acquired the Tudor Heart after a fundraising campaign that raised £3.5m to keep the pendant in public hands.
- The British Museum launched an appeal in October to buy the Tudor Heart and prevent it entering a private collection, with the museum saying the goal has been met using the Treasure Act process.
- The artefact, found in Warwickshire in 2019 by a metal detectorist, was processed under Treasure Act rules and unites the Tudor rose with Katherine's pomegranate, bears a banner reading `tousiors`, and shows the letters 'H' and 'K'.
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For £3.5 million, the British Museum secures a spectacular discovery from the Tudor period: the pure gold heart pendant was discovered buried in a field and is a testimony to the early reign of Henry VIII.
·Frankfurt, Germany
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Catherine of Aragon was not ultimately the love of the king's life - Henry VIII divorced his first wife in 1533 - but a 24-carat gold heart was preserved to commemorate their union. The pendant is now owned by the British Museum.
The 24-karat gold heart, bearing the couple's initials in red alongside an image of the Tudor rose and a pomegranate tree, was acquired by the British Museum for £3.5 million (US$4.8 million).
·Brazil
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