Lovely 8thC mount w/ speckled animals, similar to St Ninian's Isle treasure, found Leics: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/467984 …pic.twitter.com/9KcHV7RtSQ
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See further this useful pamphlet on Anglo-Saxon & Viking finds from the River Witham: http://www.thecollectionmuseum.com/assets/downloads/IS_arch_13_antiquities_from_the_witham_anglo_saxon_and_viking.pdf …pic.twitter.com/kLBWgEcl3o
@caitlinrgreen recent visits to river suggest present-day local denizens' votive offerings commonly styrofoam-based drinking vessels ;)
@CatherineEsse one day future archaeologists....etc etc! ;)
@caitlinrgreen :D - may provoke speculation re influence of Scottish clan McDonald so far south of border (or Golden Arches) ;)
Further antiquarian images of the 8thC Witham Bowl and a 3D reconstruction of the object: http://artasmedia.com/2015/07/17/the-witham-bowl-background/ …pic.twitter.com/yDNa2gUw6X
@caitlinrgreen what were the studs inlaid with? Glass?
@AlcuinsLibrary millefiori glass :)
@caitlinrgreen @bgu_archaeology I think there is enough detail on the Soc Ant's 3D model of this bowl to get it printed.
@ajdaubney @bgu_archaeology Now that is a very tempting idea.....!
@caitlinrgreen Gotta love the rhinoceros peeking over the edge!
@GeorgeRick1 Hah! It's a fab object!
@lambandflag99 would be nice, wouldn't it! :)
@caitlinrgreen another lovely and intriguing animal - nice to see again :)
@caitlinrgreen Are there any theories as to what inspired these animals? Tales of distant lands or something closer to home?
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