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Description: | A copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount of 11th to 12th century AD date. This piece is a good example of a Williams' Class A, Type 10A mount, its decoration reflecting the influence of the Urnes style (D. Williams; 1997; pp. 53-57). The mount is pear-shaped and has moulded decoration on its upper surface, which has been described as representing "..an interlaced animal, seen from above, with its head at the apex, its two ears are comma-shaped and the snout is faceted. One front leg curves away gracefully from a spiral hip just behind the head and thence bends at right-angles, to form a curled paw above the right-hand ear of the animal. The other front leg extends straight down into the right-hand corner. The body turns so that the hindquarters are within a loop formed by the body. The back legs interlace with the body of the animal, while the tail, with its curled terminal, emerges to balance the front leg on the side of the head." (Wilson; 1964; in D. Williams; 1997; pp. 53). The apex loop is pentagonal in plan and has a circular hole containing iron corrosion. A circular hole also occupies each of the two bottom corners and, on the reverse, a short and slightly damaged flange extends at right-angles. The mount measures 54mm high, 31.8mm wide and 9.2mm thick. The weight is 30.72g.
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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