Unboxing REAL shipwrecked treasure and ancient archeological jewellery

💎 One for the treasure hunters! 💎 From shipwrecked Tudor glass to an ancient Roman hoard of gold jewellery, real buried treasure to things found in the River Thames – many rare and beautiful objects have been lost for hundreds, if not thousands of years. But what happens when they're miraculously rediscovered? Dug from the earth, salvaged from the bottom of the ocean, or mudlarked from riverbeds – we’ve delved deep into our collections to surface ancient jewellery and other incredibly precious objects which we have today thanks to a quirk of fate. Join curator Sophie Morris as she unboxes treasures that have been lost and then found, tells us the fascinating stories behind them and investigates their secrets. Keep watching to find out what precious treasure Sophie would hide, and let us know in the comments what you’d choose for future generations to stumble upon! 00:00 Investigating the secrets of lost treasure 00:51 Shipwrecks explained – gold and tragedy in 17th century 03:55 Tudor shipwrecked glass & antique coral and pearls 06:25 Burial or hoard? Rare Roman gold jewellery – serpent armlets 08:24 Precious gemstone comb worn by Empress Joséphine (Joséphine Bonaparte) 10:04 Tiny micromosaic souvenir jewellery 12:27 What is mudlarking? 'Time Capsule' ring 14:23 Future treasures: what would you hide? See more unboxing films: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe2ihXndm5jsoqQkY4LF7KbecVi20RKwK&si=bOdD0Z7WDTxIwwQv Discover more precious jewellery in our collection: https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/jewellery