The Guardian reports that thirty years after having buried it in a park Masquerade author, Kit Williams, was reunited with the golden hare on which his entire treasure hunting opus was based.
The makers of a BBC 4 anniversary special managed to track down the hare’s buyer in Egypt, who 20 years earlier edged Williams out in a Sotheby’s auction by bidding £31,900 for the amulet.
Today Williams was back in the public eye, reunited with his handmade amulet for the first time in three decades. The makers of a BBC documentary traced the owner of the golden hare to Egypt after an appeal on Radio 4.
“It is wonderful to see it after all these years,” said Williams. “It was a very emotional moment. I had not remembered it being as detailed. The bells jingled and it sparkled in a way I had forgotten.”
If you missed when this story began back in July you can catch up and view some of the illustrations, and the story, from Masquerade here.