Anglo-Saxon Horned Warrior

This wonderful artifact is known as the Lynsted Die Stamp. It was found by a metal detectorist in Kent, and purchased by the British government through the Portable Antiquities Scheme. It measures 3x4 centimeters, or 1.2 x 1.6 inches.

According to the PAS,

The die would have been used to produce rectangular Pressblech foils, probably to decorate helmets or other high-status military equipment. The Lynsted die is very close in size to some of the decorative rectangular panels on the Sutton Hoo helmet, though its design differs from those on that artefact.

This dancing warrior with the horned helmet has several parallels in Scandinavian art.

This example, one of the Torslunda Plates, seems to be blind in one eye, which is one reason why this figure is usually interpreted as Odin.

The other reason people see this as Odin is that the "horns" are actually birds, likely ravens.

What a terrific find.