Door-knocker with lion-head

Medieval

British Museum

12th-13th Century

Door knocker with lion head from an old farmhouse in Essex, called the Brazen Head Farm, near Dunmow. This work was donated by Henry Oppenheimer, who presented over 30 works to the British Museum through the Art Fund between 1907 and 1933.

• Medium: bronze
• Dimensions: diameter: 31cm
• ArtFunded in: 1909
• Presented by Henry Oppenheimer through The Art Fund

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