|
Date: |
|
Description: | Complete and corroded copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of Late Early-Medieval, eleventh century date. Williams Class A type 12 (open-work version). Length 49mm, width 30mm and 6mm thick. Weight 19.31g.The mount is lozenge-shaped with an apex loop and a horizontal base. Within the lozenge-shaped frame is a central diagonal cross that encloses four lozenge-shaped apertures. It has seven symmetrically positioned circular projecting bosses. One boss is located at the centre of the cross. Other bosses are situated on the junctions of the frame and also along the arms of the frame, just below the apex loop and just above the base. A boss, more elongated in form, is positioned just below the lower lozenge-shaped aperture. A fixing hole, filled with the remains of a corroded iron rivet, perforates the flange. The hole is off-centre. Part of a corroded iron strap survives along the inner face of the flange. At the front there appears to be stamped linear work radiating from the hole at the apex. On the lower part of the apex loop there is incised work containing a brownish coloured material, possibly the remains of decayed enamel. All these elements of decoration are, however, barely discernable.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
STIRRUP
Complete and corroded copper alloy…
-
STIRRUP
A complete Late Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian)…
-
STIRRUP
An incomplete cast copper-alloy late…
-
STIRRUP
An incomplete cast copper-alloy late…
-
STIRRUP
A complete cast copper alloy…
-
STIRRUP
A complete cast copper alloy…
-
STIRRUP
A copper-alloy stirrup strap-mount, of…
-
STIRRUP
A copper-alloy stirrup strap-mount, of…
-
STIRRUP
An incomplete cast copper alloy…
-
STIRRUP
An incomplete cast copper alloy…
|