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Langenhoe Lion

Unknown artist, c. 1100–c. 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.

More information

Title of artwork, date

Langenhoe Lion, c. 1100–c. 1120

Date supported

2005

Medium and material

Silver gilt

Dimensions

3.5 x 3.1 cm

Grant

1175

Total cost

4750

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