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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of Late Early-Medieval or Early Medieval date (AD 1000 - AD 1100). Williams Class A, type 11A. Length 45.6mm, width 27.2mm and 11.3mm thick. Weight 17.13g. Part of one side and the extreme tip of the apex loop are missing due to old breaks. The mount is sub-triangular in plan, having convex sides and a horizontal base. It is slightly convex at the front and slightly concave at the rear. The concavity, however, is hardly noticeable. At the top of the mount is an integral tri-lobed apex loop, part of which is missing. Near the horizontal base of the mount are the remains of two corroded iron rivets both surrounded by iron staining. On the rear face along the lower edge is a prominent integral cast sub-rectangular flange which projects at right angles from the face of the mount. These two lower rivets are positioned just above this flange and secured an iron fitting, part of which survives but is severely corroded. This iron corrosion extends about half way up the rear face of the mount. The front of the mount has moulded decoration in the form of an indistinctive frame extending from the apex along each side (part of it is missing) and partially along the lower part although this is less distinctive than at the sides. Within the frame is a well defined lion facing right and looking upwards with its left paw raised and tail curled between the legs and over the back. The lion's jaws are open wide and grasp a lozenge-shaped feature which extends immediately below the tri-lobed loop. Although the main features of the lion are well defined, the detail is not so well defined, perhaps due to wear or corrosion. Alternatively, it may not have been very detailed originally. The piece is worn and generally corroded. A patina has not survived and the surface colour of the metal is brownish purple. It also has patches of copper alloy corrosion products on both faces. The object is in two pieces and has been repaired. This stirrup-strap mount can be classified as a Williams Class A, type 11A (Williams 1997, 58-69). It is the commonest type in William's series and this Isle of Wight mount closely resembles some others published by Williams (see reference above). For further information on Late Early Medieval stirrup-strap mounts, see also: Williams, D. 1995. "Stirrup Mounts". Finds Research Group: Datasheet 20.
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