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Escutcheon from Roystone Grange
Copyright Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust
Escutcheon from Roystone Grange
Dimensions : Diameter 4cm.
Site name : Roystone Grange
Site type : Burial site
Time period : Anglo-Saxon
Material : Bronze; Enamel; Metal
Object type : Household item; Grave goods
Museum number : 1997.1.GRANGE.19
This decorated circular object is an escutcheon from an Anglo-Saxon hanging bowl. It was found during excavations of the Medieval farm buildings at Roystone Grange.
The design combines spirals with trumpet patterns. The trumpets look like stylised animal heads. This is typical of Anglo-Saxon designs.
We do not know how this came to be at the Medieval farm. Perhaps one of the farmers found it on the estate and kept it as a trinket. It may be all that remains of a lost Anglo-Saxon burial.
Bibliography :
Hodges, R. , 1991a
Glossary:
Anglo-Saxon
Escutcheon
Excavation
Medieval
Peak District
Prehistoric
Related objects
Fragments of enamelled escutcheon from Benty Grange
Fragment of brooch from Roystone Grange
Sheep bones from Roystone Grange
Pin set from Cow Low
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