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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.The mount is sub-triangular in plan, having convex sides and a horizontal base. It is slightly convex at the front and flat at the rear. At the top of the mount is an integral tri-lobed apex attachment loop, although the perforation is missing due to breaks. Near the horizontal base of the mount are two corroded iron rivet holes both surrounded by orange iron staining. One of the holes contains the corroded remains of one of the rivets. On the rear face, along the lower edge, is a prominent integral cast sub-rectangular flange which projects at right angles from the surface of the mount. Around one of the rivet holes, at the rear, there are the remains of a corroded iron fitting. The front of the mount has moulded decoration in the form of a prominent frame extending from the apex along each side and along the lower part. Within the frame is a well defined lion facing left 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.The piece is worn and generally corroded. A patina has not survived at the front but there is a speck of mid-green patina at the rear. The metal surface is largely a purple/brown colour.42.1 x 28.1 x 6.8mm. Weight: 15.07g.This stirrup-strap mount can be classified as a Williams Class A, type 11A (Williams 1997, 58-67). It is the commonest type in the Williams series.
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