Template:Did you know nominations/Benty Grange hanging bowl


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:52, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Benty Grange hanging bowl

 * ... that a pair of yellow dolphins from the 7th century finds its closest parallel in manuscript art (pictured)? Source: Bruce-Mitford 1974, p. 250 n.5: "The most significant parallel is in the manuscript field. The lateral stroke of the N in the IN  [sic] monogram from St John in the Durham Gospel fragment MS A II 10 is built of two similar fish motifs."
 * ALT1 ... that a pair of yellow dolphins from a 7th century hanging bowl finds its closest parallel in manuscript art (pictured)?
 * Reviewed: George Whitney Calhoun

Created by Usernameunique (talk). Self-nominated at 04:03, 4 August 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg This article is new enough and long enough. The image is in the public domain, the hook facts are sourced inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. I have added ALT1. QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:33, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review, . Do you know if it is now considered acceptable to repurpose some text from Benty Grange helmet, or would that get in the way of eligibility per Rule A5? --Usernameunique (talk) 21:08, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
 * It has passed the eligibility test and what you add now is immaterial. I expect you know that you should provide attribution in the edit summary if you copy text from another article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:17, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Hi, I came by to promote this, but the article doesn't say anything about yellow dolphins. Yoninah (talk) 00:00, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * , relevant portions are "The decomposed enamel background appears yellow to the eye" and "The reconstructed design shows three dolphin-like animals". I can add some wording to make it clear that the designs are also yellow if needed. Thanks, --Usernameunique (talk) 01:03, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * yes, please do, considering the hook wording. Yoninah (talk) 13:05, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * , added a line to that effect ("The bodies are yellow like the background..."). --Usernameunique (talk) 18:47, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Thank you. Restoring tick per Cwmhiraeth's review. Yoninah (talk) 22:49, 12 August 2018 (UTC)