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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Early Medieval stirrup mount. It is lozenge shape in plan with an angled flange and a thin copper alloy rectangular backing plate that follows the shape of the mount. Iron corrosion is visible at the base of the mount on both front and back, presumably where it sould have once been attached to the stirrup/strap itself. The front of the mount has moulded relief decoration consisting of a single, central projecting zoomorphic face, bat or mouse-like in appearance with prominent looped ears, circular eyes and a triangular nose. At each side of the face are two sub-circular moulded perforations that do not pierce the backplate. There are two parallel horizontal grooves on each side of the mount separating the perforations, and two further incised grooves at the base of the mount below the face. The central decoration is bounded by a single incised groove that appears to follow the outline of the mount itself. Above the face is a small perforation that pierces both the mount and the backplate, presumably for attachment to the stirrup or strap. Above this the mount terminates at the top with a series of moulded projections, consisting of bifoliate decoration at each side separated by small rectangular perforations from a central u-shaped decorative motif. It remains uncertain whether there is further decoration or perforations at the foot of the mount due to corrosion caused by the iron fittings attached to the mount that enabled attachment to the stirrup.
The mount measures 38.76mm in length, 31.18mm in width, 6.20mm in thickness, and weighs 21.80g.
This mount finds its closest parallels in Williams' Class B type 3 mounts, although there are no exact comparanda. This group depicts a central stylised zoomorphic face with openwork decoration and angled flange (see Williams, 1997: pp. 91-96). These parallels suggest an Early Medieval date in the 11th century AD for the current example. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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