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Description: | Copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount of Williams Class A, Type 11A, depicting a lion in high relief, in profile facing right. The lion is looking upwards and its front paw is raised. The tail curls between the legs and up over the back. The mount is basically triangular; the apex is broken below the apex loop, the break is worn. The lion is enclosed in an undecorated border to either side and across the base; the flange is incomplete. The mount is 30.67 mm wide at the base, and 37.23mm long. The flange makes it a maximum of 8.59 mm thick, and it weighs 24.58 grams. The object is of a dark reddish-brown colour, with areas of dark brownish-green which may be corrosion product or possibly paint. It dates to the 11th century.
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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