© The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire
Ormsby Mount
Artist: Medieval
Location: The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire
Date: 700 - 800
Materials: copper alloy
Dimensions: 5 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £7,000 (Total: £7,000)
Vendor: G Taylor
Review number: 4807 (2000)
Provenance:
Found in Ormsby, Lincolnshire; Christie's 1999, not sold.
Description:
Rectangular form with projecting terminals in form of two frontally facing heads, each with slit mouth, bulbous eyes and arched eyebrows, framed by centrally parted hair in twisted strands, two 'curls' on the shoulders. Pierced twice for attachment.
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