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Replica of wooden cup with silver fittings from Benty Grange
Copyright Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust
Replica of wooden cup with silver fittings from Benty Grange
Dimensions : Height 8.2cm, rim diameter 7.5cm.
Site name : Benty Grange
Site type : Burial site
Time period : Anglo-Saxon
Material : Silver; Wood; Metal
Object type : Grave goods; Household item
Museum number : 2002.32
The silver fittings found in the Benty Grange burial were originally attached to a wooden cup. This had decayed and is lost. Thomas Bateman and Llewellynn Jewitt both produced drawings of the original appearance of the cup. This replica is based on these.
This object, like the helmet, has Christian crosses on it. Again, this suggests the presence of Christian missionaries in the Peak District in the 7th century. This fits well with the conversion of the nearby kingdom of Mercia in the later 7th century.
Bibliography :
Bateman, T. , 1861
Glossary:
Anglo-Saxon
Excavation
Lathe
Llewellynn Jewitt
Mercia
Peak District
Thomas Bateman
Related objects
Watercolour of finds from Benty Grange including escutcheon and cup fittings
Two studs and bead from Cow Low
Tankards from Sheffield Manor
Fittings from the cup from Benty Grange
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