Herbert Maryon
English sculptor, goldsmith, archaeologist, conservator, author, and authority on ancient metalwork (1874-1965) · United Kingdom · On the map · Artists · Died at 91
Herbert James Maryon was an English sculptor, conservator, goldsmith, archaeologist and authority on ancient metalwork. Maryon practised and taught sculpture until retiring in 1939, then worked as a conservator with the British Museum from 1944 to 1961.
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Winged Victory by Herbert Maryon
1901 memorial to Bernard Gilpin, designed by Maryon, in St Cuthbert's Church
The University of Reading War Memorial, designed by Maryon and dedicated in 1924
Students dancing around Statue of Industry after tarring and feathering it
One of two gold ornaments from the Kirkhaugh cairns, matching the one excavated by Maryon in 1935![The Valsgärde 6 helmet was one of the few published exemplar helmets at the time of Maryon's reconstruction.[185]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Valsg%C3%A4rde_6_%28Greta_Arwidsson%29_-_Taf._1_-_Helmet.png/1280px-Valsg%C3%A4rde_6_%28Greta_Arwidsson%29_-_Taf._1_-_Helmet.png)
The Valsgärde 6 helmet was one of the few published exemplar helmets at the time of Maryon's reconstruction.[185]
Maryon, c. 1950s or 1960sAwards
About this person
He is best known for his work on the Sutton Hoo ship-burial, which led to his appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
