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Description: | A late Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount which is 36.4mm long, 29.8mm wide and 10.7mm thick. It is sub-rectangular in plan and is openwork with a central projecting zoomorphic animal head. All of the holes are circular; there is a large central and two smaller flanking holes at the top, and six larger holes below, two of which (slightly smaller) are set in the animal's ears. The head is delineated with engraved decoration which also extends beyond onto the rest of the plate. The upper corners of the plate are shaped to indicate profile animal heads.The flange at the base projects backwards on a 45 degree angle and the remains of two iron rivets survive through it. The reverse is undecorated. This fits into Williams Type B, Type 3, group 1 (Williams 1997, 90-91, fig. 56) and dates from the eleventh or twelfth century. The mount is grey green in colour and has a flaky surface.
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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