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the treasure church regalia Adulis fragments Captain W. Goodfellow of the Royal Engineers made some quick excavations in Adulis (in modern day Eritrea) in the aftermath of the seige, from May 28, 1868 to June 9. He sent two cases of fragments home including "a bas-relief representing a cross", suggesting an early Christian site. John Irving's loot Ensign John Beaufin Irving, of the 4th King’s Own regiment, reportedly broke into Maqdala single-handedly on the eve of the final battle. According to regimental accounts, he emerged with "some sacred vessels and a manuscript". Apparently his family still has "various trophies of the campaign". The Lancaster crosses The King's Own Royal Regiment took four processional crosses from Maqdala. They are currently on display in The King's Own Regimental Memorial Chapel in Lancaster Priory. The Studland cross A processional cross taken at Maqdala is currently kept at the Norman church of St Nicholas, in Studland, in the English county of Dorset. According to one report, the church rector at the time obtained permission from Emperor Haile Selassie to keep it. Panel of tablet-woven silk This ecclesiastical cloth, part of a triptych that would have screened off the inner sanctum of a church, is currently on display as part of the British Museum's African collection. Gold chalice Check back for more information on the golden ecclesiastical chalice, currently held in London's Victoria & Albert Museum. |
treasure count: (still counting)416 items still missing 5 items returned search treasure full list of missing treasure returned treasure see more church regalia manuscripts military hardware miscellaneous personal effects royal regalia tabots current locations The British Museum The Schøyen Collection The Victoria & Albert Museum Windsor Castle powered by Movable Type 2.63 |