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.
Ormsby Mount by Medieval, 700800
© The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire
Details
- Medium:
- Copper alloy Dimensions: 5 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £7,000 ( Total: £7,000)
- Acquired in:
- 2000
- Vendor:
- G Taylor
Pierced twice for attachment.
Provenance
Found in Ormsby, Lincolnshire; Christie's 1999, not sold.
Venue details
The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire
Danes Terrace, LINCOLN
Lincolnshire
LN2 1LP
01522 550990
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