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| Name: | Early Saxon silver boar's head terminal found somewhere in Horncastle |
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| HER Number: | MLI91455 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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Summary
Early Saxon silver boar's head terminal found somewhere in Horncastle (unlocated)
| Parish: | HORNCASTLE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
PRN 47052
A silver gilt terminal in the form of a boar's head with garnet eyes was found somewhere in Horncastle. The terminal may have come from a helmet, and dates from the late 6th-early 7th century. {1}
<1> BRITISH MUSEUM, 2002, Report for Coroner: Parcel-gilt terminal in the form of a semi-naturalistic boar's head with garnet eyes, - (Correspondence). SLI11799.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 500 AD to 699 AD)
Associated Finds
- MOUNT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 500 AD to 699 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Correspondence: BRITISH MUSEUM. 2002. Report for Coroner: Parcel-gilt terminal in the form of a semi-naturalistic boar's head with garnet eyes. -. |
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