© The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire
Terminal in the form of a boar's head
Artist: Anglo-Saxon
Location: The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire
Date: late 6th-early 7th Century
Materials: silver & garnet inlay & gilded fields
Dimensions: Length: 4cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £10,000 (Total: £15,000)
Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Review number: 5222 (2003)
Provenance:
Found with a metal detector in May 2002 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire; declared Treasure in 2002.
Description:
The boar is an important icon in Anglo Saxon artwork, symbolising physical power and strength. This piece might have been used as a decorative terminal on the crest of a helm.
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