Langenhoe Lion

Medieval

Colchester Castle Museum

circa 1100 - circa 1120

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.

• Medium: silver gilt
• Dimensions: 3.5 x 3.1cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1175 ( Total: £4,750)
• ArtFunded in: 2005
• Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Provenance

Discovered by a metal detector user at Langenhoe in 2000 and declared Treasure in 2003.

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