Hove amber cup
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The Hove amber cup was discovered in a great round barrow mound which was crudely excavated in 1852, in Hove, East Sussex, England.[1] The barrow was of exceptional size and quality, after the fashion of mid-Bronze Age finds. The Hove amber cup is one of only two found in Britain; the other was in Dorset. However, the two are not of the same style of craftsmanship.
The Hove amber cup was found along with three other kingly objects (a Mycenaean-style bronze dagger, a whetstone, and a celt), all of which together suggest this was the burial of a king who had recently come to occupy a high status in Britain.
The cup is looked after by Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
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Coordinates: 50°49′45.72″N 0°10′52.97″W / 50.8293667°N 0.1813806°W
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