Lynn Museum will be displaying two of the extraordinary Anglo-Saxon silver brooches found in the churchyard of Pentney Church in the 1970s until the end of next month.

The treasures were acquired by the British Museum, whose trustees have allowed them to return to Norfolk to go on show in a display featuring two of the six silver brooches found in 1977 when a grave was being dug in Pentney churchyard.

At the time, neither their age nor value were recognised and they were left in the church parish chest. A few years later the brooches were brought into Norwich Castle Museum where they were identified as dating from the Anglo-Saxon period and of great rarity and archaeological importance.

Museum curator Oliver Bone said: 'I am delighted that the British Museum has given us an opportunity to show these precious artefacts at Lynn Museum close to where they were found.

'We hope that people will come to the museum to see the brooches, and we would also be fascinated to hear if anyone remembers news of their discovery nearly forty years ago.'

Tim Pestell, curator of archaeology at Norfolk Museums Service will be giving a talk about the brooches and the period at the Lynn Museum on Wednesday, February 8 (2.30pm).

Anglo-Saxon East Anglia was one of the wealthiest regions of England in the Anglo-Saxon period, which makes it easier to understand why such a fabulous hoard of jewellery like the Pentney brooches were buried here.

The Museum is open Tuesday to Saturday 10 – 5 and admission is free.