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Description: | Cast copper alloy stirrup strap mount, Length 55mm, width 29mm. The artefact is shaped like an isosceles triangle in plan with the shortest edge the base. There is a loop on the top that would have acted as a rivet hole, this is flanked on either side of the base by two flanges. The sides of the triangle are slightly convex and flare out somewhat at the base. At the bottom on the reverse side of the object there is a rectangular expansion which is projecting backward, which is sloping at a slightly greater angle than a right angle from the main body. There are two rivet holes on this projection the right one is broken at the rear.
The face is incredibly corroded obscuring most of the detail although and animal facemask is visible in the centre of the piece below, which are four circular decorative holes further decoration is hinted at by lines of less corroded surfaces (showing up as light green against a brown background), but this is only hints and there is nothing else discernible.
The overall condition of the object is poor, suffering considerably from corrosion which has removed its entire original surface and leaving a pitted dark brown layer with lighter green patches in the recesses.
What remains of the art work would suggest the Viking art style Ringerake. Similar examples are illustrated in Williams 1997, 39-40, fig 27 and are classified as Class A type 4 mounts that date to the dates to the 11th century.
A complete copper-alloy late Anglo-Saxon 11th century stirrup strap mount of Williams
Other examples of Class A type 4 stirrup strap mounts are similar in form and style to this example they do not however have the decorative circular holes through them, except at their bases as fixing holes. Other examples fixed through the flange as is this example are known. Parallels include examples from Hindringham, Tatterset and Walsingham, Norfolk (Williams 1997, 40). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1000
1100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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