Culture: English or French? Date: late 8th century; ridge pole late 9th
century Material: Gilded copper alloy (repoussé) on wood core Dimensions: 15.6 × 13 × 6 cm Inscribed: ΚΑ-Ρ; ΒΑ-Ρ; Κ-Σ Θ-Σ; Ι-Σ Χ-Σ; Σ-Ο Τ-Ρ (see object description) Provenance: Probably Moissac Abbey, France, possibly before 1669 (inventory reference); private ownership from 1801; Private Collection, London, 2008