The coffin contained items that had been placed on the body as part of the burial ritual. These included two small gold foil crosses, two gold coins and a gold belt buckle. The survival of the chamber and its contents is due to the mound above the grave collapsing into the open chamber as the roof timbers decayed. The high acidity of the sand filling the burial chamber, however, has meant that no trace of the body survived.

With your mouse you can locate the objects displayed at Southend Museum in the context of the burial. The others are in the British Museum

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