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Description: | Cast copper alloy stirrup strap mount of Williams' Class B, Type 4, length 43mm, width 21mm, thickness 12mm, weight 22.19g. Sub-rectangular in plan with a moulded human face on the surface, the object is domed cross-section and a concave underside. At the top is a rounded terminal, in the centre of this edge is a rivet hole with the remains of a Fe rivet still in place and Fe encrusting around the rivet hole. From the rivet hole the surface rapidly slopes upward to the centre where it form a crest that runs the rest of the length of the piece. On this slope are four straight linear grooves that run from the rivet to the top of a pair of eyes, probably representing hair. In the centre of the piece are two large oval eyes, one either side of the ridge, with a slight expansions of the edges on either side of the eyes. Below the eyes, on the ridge is a triangular shaped nose. From the base of the nose the ridge is stepped down to a steeply sloping plate, this plate projects to the rear at a 225 degree angle, there are two rivet holes in the plate, one has the remains of an Fe rivet still in place, both have Fe encrusting aground them. On the reverse of the tow rivet holes are the remains of a heavily encrusted Fe plate, with Fe corrosion surrounding all three rivet holes. The artefact is 11th century. The artefact is in a poor condition with corrosion removing most of the detail from the surface resulting in a pitted layer mid green layer.
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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