▁by ▁the ▁Art ▁Fund , ▁the ▁M LA / V & A ▁P urchase ▁Grant ▁Fund , ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁Museum ▁& ▁Art ▁Gallery , ▁and ▁the ▁Lincoln shire ▁County ▁Council ▁Heritage ▁Service ▁P urchase ▁Fund . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁fragment ▁is ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁The ▁Collection ▁alongside ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁grave ▁goods . ▁ ▁Typ ology ▁▁ ▁The ▁bo ar ▁is ▁of ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁origin , ▁and ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁sevent h ▁century ▁AD . ▁Although ▁its ▁original ▁purpose ▁cannot ▁be ▁conclus ively ▁determined , ▁the ▁style ▁and ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁bo ar ▁suggests ▁that ▁it ▁formed ▁the ▁terminal ▁of ▁a ▁hel met ▁cr est . ▁Fig ural ▁terminal s ▁ad orn ▁the ▁cr ests ▁of ▁many ▁contempor aneous ▁hel m ets , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁S utton ▁H oo ▁hel met , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁drag on ▁terminal ▁at ▁either ▁end , ▁and ▁the ▁one ▁from ▁Staff ord shire , ▁which ▁features ▁a ▁horse - head ▁terminal . ▁Bo ar ▁icon ography ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁on ▁hel m ets ▁from ▁the ▁period , ▁typically ▁on ▁the ▁cr ests , ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁B enty ▁G range , ▁Wol ast on ▁and ▁Gu ild en ▁M orden ▁examples , ▁or ▁at ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁e y eb rows , ▁as ▁on ▁those ▁from ▁S utton ▁H oo ▁and ▁perhaps ▁York . ▁The ▁Horn castle ▁fragment , ▁with ▁its ▁l ent oid