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Description: | A copper alloy stirrup strap mount which is from the Early Medieval period. The mount has a lozenge shaped body with a rounded projection at the top which has a circular hole through it from front to back. At the other end the terminal is rectangular and curves backwards like a wide shallow hook. There is a ferrous rivet though the turned back hook and there is iron corrosion on the lower back of the mount.
The lozenge shaped body is decorated with four deep lozenge shaped recesses which are empty. They are arranged to leave the upstanding parts in a lattice pattern. There is a raised pellet in the centre, another in each of the side corners, one on either side of the topmost recess and one on each side of the bottom recess.
The mount is 42.2mm long and 27.7mm wide. It is 11mm thick from the top of the raised pellets to the far side of the turned back hook. The metal is dark brown but is mostly covered with grey green corrosion and rust. Similar mounts classified as Type 12 ??Closed versions?? can be seen in Williams (1997) A mid 11th century date is suggested. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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