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Fragments of enamelled escutcheon from Benty Grange
Copyright Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust
Fragments of enamelled escutcheon from Benty Grange
Dimensions : Diameter 4.4cm, maximum length of larger piece 3.6cm.
Site name : Benty Grange
Site type : Burial site
Time period : Anglo-Saxon
Material : Enamel; Bronze; Metal
Object type : Grave goods; Household item
Museum number : J93.1190
The remains of hanging bowls are sometimes found in rich Anglo-Saxon graves. These bowls are made of metal and were designed to be suspended by a chain. Escutcheons are fittings used on hanging bowls. Each bowl might have several, attached to the metal as decoration. They are usually round in shape and often decorated with enamel. The decoration is often of curvilinear animal designs, which the Anglo-Saxons were particularly fond of. Remains of several escutcheons were found in the Benty Grange burial.
Bibliography :
Bateman, T. , 1861
Bruce-Mitford, R. and Luscombe, M. R. , 1974
Jones, H. E. , 1997
Glossary:
Anglo-Saxon
Barrow
Escutcheon
Excavation
Thomas Bateman
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