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Description: | A complete copper-alloy late early medieval 11th century stirrup strap mount which does not fit exactly into any of Williams group. It is most similar in style and design to three examples in Williams Unclassified mounts section numbers 494-496, from Sussex and Kent (Williams 1997, 102-103), these are sub-rectangular and have four gaping mouthed beasts surrounding a worn central animal head with striations above, they have one apex hole and two pairs of perforations to either side of the central head. Of the classified groups this mount is most similar to class B mounts, of type 3 (Williams 1997, 91-93), which again has a single central animal head with groups of apertures surrounding it and sometimes flanking beasts depicted by grooves.
This example is also sub-rectangular in shape, 38.55mm in length and 40.52mm in width, it also has one mouse or bat like animal head, although this is not central but near the upper edge of the mount, it too has gaping mouthed beasts along its borders. However, it has two apex holes rather than one, both are filled with corroded iron, and it has more open work holes than any of the other examples, eight in total, arranged in opposing pairs. There are also grooves or striations between the openwork. The flange is angled, as are those of other class B mounts, and has transverse grooves across its underside and two fixing holes, filled with corroded iron. | Subjects: | strap mount | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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