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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy stirrup strap mount, classified as an example of a rare Class C, Group 2 type by David Williams (length: 44.9mm; width: 35.5mm; thickness at top: 2.9mm; thickness at base: 10mm; weight: 31.14g). This openwork mount (very similar to Class A, Type 1 mounts) has an interlacing scrolled design and has worn and corroded side-plates protruding out from the back to form a slightly boxed shape behind. At the top of the mount, the apex loop (diameter: 3.3mm) is still intact but seems slightly worn around the edges. The back of the mount is undecorated and there is a large amount of iron corrosion at the base, particular within the boxed area. There are the remains of two slightly visible iron rivets through the base, one of them especially intact. Generally, the mount is in a poor condition with extensive corrosion across the surface. It has a green/ reddish-brown patina.
An identical mount is illustrated in David William's CBA publication 'Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts: A Classification & Catalogue', 1997, pages 100-101, Ref no 486. This identical artefact was found in Souldern, Oxfordshire and only has the apex loop at the top missing. Class C mounts are rare and only seven examples have been displayed in William's book. They are generally larger than Classes A and B and also have the addition of having a projecting flange, a pair of projecting lugs or a pair of side-plates. Only four examples have been recorded by Williams with sides tapering into a flange.
This example dates to the 11th century AD. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1000
1100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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