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Description: | This artefact in a Class A, Type 10a, Sub-triangular Stirrup strap-mount (Classified by David Williams). It dates to the mid 11th Century and has is a 'Urnes'-style Stirrup strap-mount. The artefact is 52.33mm in height (length); (when measured from the apex loop to the right-angled flange at the bottom of the artefact) and it measures 28.87mm wide (at the base). The apex loop still survives. The front of the mount depicts a type of dragon 'beastie' (with its head and eyes clearly visible just below the apex loop. Its body is made up of a number of interlacing creatures. Below the creatures two iron rivet heads are still in situ. On the reverse of the artefact the flange juts out from the main part of the mount and the lower fixing holes still contain the remains of the iron fitting or strap.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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