Inlay from a Royal Standard

“Shell and lapis, showing a king at a feast. He looks satisfied.”

• Rarity: Legendary
• Metal: Gold
• Kind: Regalia and ceremonial pieces
• Set: The Ziggurat Foundations

Where to find the Inlay from a Royal Standard

The Inlay from a Royal Standard is one of the legendary artefacts buried in FieldHunters, a free online metal detecting game. Hunters sweep a shared field with a metal detector, follow the signal and dig — and legendary pieces like this one are among the rarest things that come out of the ground. There is no way to buy it: it has to be dug up.

The The Ziggurat Foundations set

What the builders sealed into the brickwork, hoping a god would notice.

The pieces of this set:

• Bitumen Lump · Common
• Cylinder Seal · Uncommon
• Inlay from a Royal Standard · Legendary
• Inscribed Clay Cone · Common
• Lamassu Fragment · Rare
• Lapis Lazuli Pendant · Epic
• Ration Tablet · Uncommon
• Reed Stylus Tip · Common

About regalia and ceremonial pieces

Crowns, diadems, masks and staff heads were made to be seen. They marked rank, office and ritual, and were often made of gold or gilded metal so they would catch the light in a crowd or a procession. Pieces like these were rarely discarded; when they turn up, it is usually as part of a burial, a deliberate offering or a treasure hidden in a hurry.

More legendary artefacts

• Landlord's Trophy Cup
• Letters Patent Seal
• Master Chart Seal
• Master Potter's Seal
• Mine Owner's Seal
• Miniature Votive Axe

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