Hanging Bowl Escutcheons

Anglo-Saxon, c.6th-7th century AD

A masterpiece of Celtic metalwork, paralleled only in the royal ship burial at Sutton Hoo.

These escutcheons are masterpieces of Celtic metal and enamel work, originally forming part of a hanging bowl, the most enigmatic and prestigious artefacts of early medieval Britain, representing the pinnacle of Anglo-Saxon ritual and luxury and status. This group is one of only two known examples to preserve an internal fish decoration, a feature otherwise known only from the royal ship burial at Sutton Hoo, the richest Anglo-Saxon burial ever discovered.

Now in The Wyvern Collection.