The paper is structured to provide insights into the presumed identity of the deceased through analysis of applied arts artifacts from the Sutton Hoo site in southeast of England. Selected research will provide an overview of the discovery process, process of excavation, artifact analysis and theories formed through connecting historically known facts with art history analysis. Along the explanation of social circumstances of the early 7th century southeast England, theories regarding burial of Raedwald, the king of East Anglia, as well as Saeberth, the king of Essex, and the theories of a votive burial at the crossroads of pagan and Christian spirituality will be presented. Analysis of the main artifacts such as the helmet, sword, “sceptre” and silver spoons with Christian engravings strengthens the argument that supports the mentioned theories while simultaneously illuminating the main goal of the paper – connecting the sociological knowledge of context with artistic and ethnographic analysis of artefacts and funerary rituals. The paper seeks to support the idea that art is inseparable from the societal sphere as well as the idea that the solution to constructing a full historical picture lies in a multidisciplinary approach and connecting various scientific disciplines around a common goal.