[1] The assemblage was found by metal detectorists James Spark and Mark Didlick in a field near Ampleforth in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, in May 2020.

[2] In the Portable Antiquities Scheme record Dr John Pearce commented that the assemblage probably derived from a ritual context.

[1] Dr Andrew Woods, senior curator at the Yorkshire Museum, has described the find as being of "national significance and great rarity.

[2] The artefacts were displayed at the Frieze Art Fair in London from 13 to 17 October 2021 before being added to the Yorkshire Museum's collection.

[7] In February 2022 it announced that the museum, which had been closed since November 2021, would reopen on 8 April 2022 with a new exhibition focussing on the hoard.