One day a farmer was ploughing his field and decided to remove some larger stones that lay on his land. After moving them a bit, he was astonished to find a brass pot that was full of silver jewellery and weighed more than two and a half kilograms! For some time the farmer kept the hoard hidden, and made spoon-baits for fishing from some of the metal artefacts. Luckily, news about the find came to light, and the hoard was brought to the museum. Scientists established that it was a special five-hundred-year-old hoard containing artefacts that once served to decorate men’s and women’s festive garments. The treasure trove dates back to the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The place where the hoard was discovered—the village of Stakliškės—is not accidental: the main trade route connecting Trakai, Vilnius and East Prussia ran through here. One of the best examples of inlay-work of that time is a medallion with rock crystal, amethyst, malachite and topaz stones arranged around it.