The artefact was discovered by a metal detectorist in a field in the Midlands

The London museum launched an appeal in October to save the Tudor Heart.

‘The success of the campaign shows the power of history to spark the imagination’, says museum director Nicholas Cullinan

The artefact was discovered by a metal detectorist in a field in the Midlands

The 24-carat artefact was found by a metal detectorist in a Midlands field