George Speake
George Speake  | |
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| Nationality | English | 
| Education | Slade School of Fine Art | 
| Alma mater | University of Oxford | 
| Known for | Leading authority on Anglo-Saxon animal art | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Art history and archaeology | 
| Institutions | Institute of Archaeology at Oxford | 
| Thesis | The beginnings and developments of Salin's style II in England (1974) | 
| Doctoral advisor | Sonia Chadwick Hawkes | 
| Other academic advisors | |
George Speake, FSA is an English art historian and archaeologist. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Archaeology at Oxford, and "a leading authority on Anglo-Saxon animal art." Currently Speake is the Anglo-Saxon Art and Iconography Specialist for the Staffordshire Hoard conservation team, and is working on the reconstruction of the Staffordshire helmet.