This isn’t directly related to the image, except for it being a 3 dimensional figure (urn lid) that was discovered during excavations on Spong Hill, North Elmham, Norfolk within the largest known Ango-Saxon cremation cemetery. It had become seperated from its urn, but the size of its rim shows that it must have belonged to a large, narrow necked vessel.

He is the only three dimensional human figure from this period.

He is dated to be from 600ad 

1400 years a go and then it mean the same as it means now “a youth in turmoil” or a man or a woman in turmoil. 600Ad was a tumultuous time it seems. Quite a lot of moody stuff going on !! 

I only came across the spong man only 6 months agoi whilst watching a random art programme on tv !

If a 2d drawing could depict the 3d man then this would be that drawing / image