© Castle Museum
Langenhoe Lion
Artist: Medieval
Location: Castle Museum
Date: circa 1100 - circa 1120
Materials: silver gilt
Dimensions: 3.5 x 3.1cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,175 (Total: £4,750)
Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Review number: 5538 (2005)
Provenance:
Discovered by a metal detector user at Langenhoe in 2000 and declared Treasure in 2003.
Description:
The fitting in the form of a crouching lion has a flat nose, wide nose and sweptback mane, which are all characteristics of the Romanesque period. This fitting was probably fixed to the gable of a house-shaped reliquary. The hindquarters of the lion are lower than the front suggesting that the figure was mounted on a slope.
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