The Harkstead Mount

Medieval

Ipswich Museum

9th Century

The mount is decorated with a human head at the centre, a Viking stylistic element, with the arms decorated in acanthus foliage showing Carolingian influence. The mount is cast and chip carved, gilded on the front and with some evidence of tinning on the back. It is related to a group of brooches of the trefoil type,derived from Carolingian baldric decorations and particularly popular in Denmark and Norway.

• Medium: gilt bronze
• Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.5cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1125 ( Total: £4,500)
• ArtFunded in: 1992
• Vendor: Nicholas Wright

Provenance

Found at Harkstead, Suffolk; Nicholas Wright.

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