▁are ▁well ▁clear ▁of ▁the ▁eyes ▁and ▁set ▁against ▁the ▁sk ull . ▁This ▁is ▁also ▁g ild ed , ▁and ▁repe ats ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁the ▁pattern ▁of ▁a ▁cr ouch ing ▁quad ru ped . ▁The ▁figure ' s ▁head ▁is ▁tw isted ▁backwards , ▁its ▁j aws ▁bit ing ▁across ▁its ▁body ▁and ▁back ▁foot , ▁which , ▁like ▁the ▁front ▁foot , ▁has ▁three ▁to es . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁fragment ▁was ▁found ▁it ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁soil ▁and ▁plant ▁roots . ▁Three ▁riv ets ▁on ▁the ▁unders ide — one ▁near ▁the ▁mouth , ▁two ▁at ▁the ▁opposite ▁end — w ould ▁have ▁served ▁to ▁attach ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁object , ▁most ▁likely ▁a ▁hel met . ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁ ▁The ▁fragment ▁was ▁found ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁in ▁Horn castle , ▁a ▁market ▁town ▁in ▁Lincoln shire , ▁England . ▁It ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁a ▁Mr ▁D . ▁Turner , ▁who ▁was ▁searching ▁with ▁a ▁metal ▁det ector . ▁As ▁required ▁for ▁found ▁objects ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁ 1 0 % ▁silver ▁content , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁under ▁the ▁Tre asure ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁declared ▁tre asure . ▁Val ued ▁at ▁£ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁and ▁County ▁Museum , ▁Lincoln — now ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Collection . ▁ ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁fund ed