Living with Death coffin display

12 Apr 2024

Emma Bowron, conservator with Leeds Museums and Galleries, works on the ancient lead coffin which lay buried in a Leeds field for more than 1,600 years. The astonishing discovery, described by experts as a once-in-a-lifetime find, was made during excavation work by West Yorkshire Archaeological Services in a previously unknown site near Garforth. It will go on display at Leeds City Museum in May as part of a new exhibition called Living with Death.

Living with Death coffin display: Emma Bowron, conservator with Leeds Museums and Galleries, works on the ancient lead coffin which lay buried in a Leeds field for more than 1,600 years.
The astonishing discovery, described by experts as a once-in-a-lifetime find, was made during excavation work by West Yorkshire Archaeological Services in a previously unknown site near Garforth.
It will go on display at Leeds City Museum in May as part of a new exhibition called Living with Death.

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