The Carnoustie Hoard will go on display as part of the Scotland’s First Warriors exhibition, which opens next summer.
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A “remarkable” Bronze Age hoard discovered on land that was due to be turned into football pitches will go on display next summer after being saved for the nation.
The Carnoustie Hoard – named after the Angus town near where it was unearthed in 2016 – includes a rare spearhead decorated with gold, and a bronze sword in a wooden scabbard.
The Peebles Hoard was found by a metal detectorist in 2020 before being excavated in a single block in 2024.
The rock crystal jar is part of a wider collection of items discovered in 2014 called the Galloway Hoard.
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More than 800 artefacts were found in the North Yorkshire village in 2021.
The animal-headed bronze instrument, called a carnyx, was used by Celtic tribes across Europe to inspire their warriors in battle.
