ANGLO-SAXON HANGING BOWL MOUNT SET 6th-7th century AD A set of three bronze hanging bowl mounts with suspension rings, each a slightly domed discoid plaque with four keyhole voids, a D-section hook with discoid stud at the base, beast-head detailing to the finial with longitudinal ribbing for the mane, D-shaped ears and stepped inner face for the mouth; the mounts each with the original thin (0.3mm) wall of the bowl to which they were attached; supplied with the base of the bowl and fragments of the rim; suitable for sympathetic remounting and display. 221 grams total, mounts: 54-56mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition. [6] Provenance Found Suffolk, UK. Published Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B. Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, pl.56. Literature See Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B. Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, p.279-80. Footnotes Large bronze hanging bowls appear in wealthy Anglo-Saxon graves in the 6th and 7th century. They are not substantial enough to have been used for preparing food over an open fire. They usually have three suspension hooks on the rim which suggests that they were hung on chains from a beam in the hall. It is likely that they were used for the ostentatious serving of drink (wine, beer or mead) on ceremonial occasions.
ANGLO-SAXON HANGING BOWL MOUNT SET 6th-7th century AD A set of three bronze hanging bowl mounts with suspension rings, each a slightly domed discoid plaque with four keyhole voids, a D-section hook with discoid stud at the base, beast-head detailing to the finial with longitudinal ribbing for the mane, D-shaped ears and stepped inner face for the mouth; the mounts each with the original thin (0.3mm) wall of the bowl to which they were attached; supplied with the base of the bowl and fragments of the rim; suitable for sympathetic remounting and display. 221 grams total, mounts: 54-56mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition. [6] Provenance Found Suffolk, UK. Published Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B. Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, pl.56. Literature See Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B. Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, p.279-80. Footnotes Large bronze hanging bowls appear in wealthy Anglo-Saxon graves in the 6th and 7th century. They are not substantial enough to have been used for preparing food over an open fire. They usually have three suspension hooks on the rim which suggests that they were hung on chains from a beam in the hall. It is likely that they were used for the ostentatious serving of drink (wine, beer or mead) on ceremonial occasions.
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