Folding Seat

This object, which is unique among finds of its kind, is also thought to date from the Longobard period or the beginning of the Carolingian era; it was found some years ago in the bed of the River Ticino at Pavia. Its inclusion in the sequence of sculptures and goldsmiths' work is justified by the technical finesse and artistic quality of the gold, silver and lead damascening with which it is adorned.