"Spong Man" is the pottery lid of a cremation urn in the shape of a seated figure. Unearthed in 1979, it is one of the few Anglo-Saxon three-dimensional human figures ever found. [1] The lid is 14.3 centimetres in height. [3] Spong Man is normally on …

2018年12月4日 · Spong Man: Norwich Castle Museum 1994.192.1. One such item currently on display in London is Spong Man, which was once the lid to a 5th-century cremation urn. This lid was excavated at Spong Hill, North Elmham, which …

2020年5月20日 · ‘Spong Man’, on loan from Norwich Castle Museum (1994.192.1) Excavated in Norfolk about 40 years ago, Spong Man is the ceramic lid of a cremation urn, who had travelled from his current home in Norwich Castle Museum to London for the exhibition.

The figure known as Spong Man was found during excavations at the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Spong Hill, central Norfolk. East Anglia is noted for its Anglo-Saxon cemeteries and Spong...

The mysterious 'Spong Man', a 6th century ceramic cremation pot lid. This was excavated from Spong Hill, North Elmham in Norfolk. It is the earliest known three-dimensional depiction of an...

2018年12月6日 · Spong Man dates to the early/mid-5th century and is a unique find from Anglo-Saxon England, from which very few 3D representations of the human form are known, although intriguing parallels have been identified in Germany.

"Spong Man" is the pottery lid of a cremation urn in the shape of a seated figure. Unearthed in 1979, it is one of the few Anglo-Saxon three-dimensional human figures ever found. The lid is 14.3 centimetres in height. Spong Man is normally on …

2022年4月1日 · For the sculptor Antony Gormley, Spong is a “cousin” of his latest piece, which depicts a man overwhelmed by lockdown depression. Spong is the unofficial poster boy for the outstanding new BBC...

This volume contains photographs and drawings of ‘Spong Man’, the pottery lid of a cremation urn in the shaped of a seated figure, unique in Early Saxon archaeology.

2015年12月1日 · Spong Man is an example of pagan practices continuing to occur during christianity's early expansion into Anglo-Saxon territories. The intricate design and construction of spong man is evidence of the common pagan practice of …