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Description: | An incomplete 11th century copper alloy stirrup strap mount of Williams' Class A Type 12 Closed version. It measures 40.1mm in incomplete length and is 32.4mm wide. It fits almost exactly over the illustration of Williams' no.293 (from Ufton Nervet, Berkshire), to which it is identical (in that which survives), both having unusual incised decoration on the reverse.
The mount would have been diamond shaped but is broken to one end (oldish break). It would have had a flat base projecting from the missing part. The mount has raised edges with a central cross (same height) rectangular in section, creating four lozenge shapes. There are projecting circular bosses at the junctions of cross and frame. There is also a central boss and a further two in line with this on the outside edge of the mount. This gives a total of seven.
On the reverse of the mount is grooved decoration following the outline of the rib and edge of the central two lozenges. Three points on each lozenge (the fourth points join) have a rounded groove, in imitation of the bosses? This recessed imitation of the other side is unusual and in Williams (1997) there is only one other example.
The end opposite the broken end has a circular loop with a 3.2mm diameter central piercing. There is some iron staining around this and would have held a rivet.
Weighs 19.29g. | 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: | 1001
1100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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