The Ormside Bowl is a mid-eighth-century Anglo-Saxon double bowl made of gilded silver and bronze with glass that may have been Northumbrian. It was discovered in 1823 in Great Ormside, Cumbria, presumably buried close to a Viking warrior, however the specifics of the discovery were not properly documented. If that is the case, the warrior probably robbed York before getting burried with the bowl. One of the greatest examples of Anglo-Saxon silverwork to be discovered in England is the bowl. The bowl is a two-piece double-shelled cup that is joined by dome-headed rivets and beaded collars. The exterior of the bowl is embellished using the chased repousse technique. The bowl was altered into a drinking vessel at some point after it was created. A blue glass and silver stud is welded to the interior cup, which is composed of gilt-bronze. There are five more rivets, of which the centre one is missing, and 16 round pieces of glass surrounded by a ring of cloisons on the base plate of the internal bowl. The gilding of the bowl was applied after the other decorations. Given that a blue-glass stud matching the inner bowl was discovered in York, the inner bowl may have been produced there. The rim previously featured a U-shaped strip of ungilded silver, but this has mostly been gone. The outer shell is constructed of silver-gilt. Four animal head-shaped clips were used to attach this strip at first, but two of them have since vanished. The exterior of the bowl is carved with intertwined Anglo-Saxon-styled strange animals amidst Continental-style vines; some of the frontal gazes of the creatures are typical in carvings of this kind. These ornaments depict plants, grapes, fruit, animals, and birds in bizarre and lifelike ways. Five dome-shaped rivets can be seen on the external base plate. The bowl may have formerly had a foot-ring constructed of wire that has been gold-plated
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