The Horncastle boar's head is an Anglo-Saxon ornament, silver and 40 mm (1.6 in) long, that probably was once attached to the crest of a helmet. Dating to the first half of the seventh century, it was discovered in 2002 by a metal detectorist searching in the town of Horncastle, Lincolnshire. It was reported as found treasure and purchased for £15,000 by the City and County Museum, now known as The Collection, in Lincoln. Its elongated head is semi-naturalistic, depicting a crouching quadruped on either side of the skull. Garnets form the boar's eyes, and its eyebrows, skull, mouth, tusks, and snout are gilded. The space underneath the hollow head has three rivets that would have affixed the fragment to a larger object. The fragment probably adorned the crest of a helmet similar to those in use in Northern Europe during the sixth through eleventh centuries. As of 2019 the museum has the fragment on display.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1811:
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, an early leader of the Mexican War of Independence, was executed by Spanish authorities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Hidalgo_y_Costilla
1950:
Four striking workers were shot dead by the Gendarmerie in Belgium at the height of the political crisis known as the Royal Question. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Question
2006:
Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force attacked a three-story building near the Southern Lebanese village of Qana, killing at least 28 civilians, including 16 children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qana_airstrike
2014:
At least 151 people were killed when heavy rains triggered a landslide in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Malin_landslide
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tajine: 1. (cooking) An earthenware cooking pot of North African origin, consisting of a shallow, round dish without handles and a tall, conical or dome-shaped lid. 2. (by extension) A stew, originally from Morocco, the ingredients of which are traditionally cooked slowly in such a pot; the dish is normally served with couscous. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tajine
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