The rock crystal jar is due to go on display for the first time ever (Neil Hanna/PA) A Viking-age rock crystal jar, once owned by a mystery bishop is set to go on public display for the first time.

A Viking-age rock crystal jar previously owned by a bishop which was part of a hoard found by a metal detectorist is to go on public display for the first time later this year.

A Viking-age rock crystal jar previously owned by a bishop which was part of a hoard found by a metal detectorist is to go on public display for the first time later this year.

The jar is part of the Galloway Hoard, a collection of objects from Ireland, the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and as far away as Asia. It was buried near Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway around 900AD, ...

A Viking-age rock crystal jar previously owned by a bishop which was part of a hoard found by a metal detectorist is to go on public display for the first time later this year. The jar is part of the ...