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Description: | A worn but complete cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup mount of Williams' Class A. It is flat, rectangular in form at the base, the upper half of the mount curving inwards towards a rounded apex/suspension loop giving it a roughly pentagonal appearance. At the base of the mount is an integrally cast rectangular flange set at an angle of 45 degrees. The main body of the mount has symmetrical openwork decoration comprising two circular perforations/rivet holes at the base separated by a large triangular aperture. Above these are two oval shaped apertures followed by semi-circular and finally two smaller triangular apertures. The apex of the mount is formed from an oval shaped suspension loop with central circular perforation. Surrounding the openwork decoration the mount has slight lobes at the apex and the sides, with incised decoration on the front face. This consists of single grooves tracing the outline of the mount and all the openwork areas, with the addition of a lozenge shaped motif just beneath the apex/suspension loop. The combined openwork and incised decoration are suggestive of probable zoomorphic motifs, although the centre of the plate appears almost anthropomorphic in form. It measures 46.43mm in length, 31.66mm in width, 2.85mm in thickness, and weighs 18.95g.In terms of form and decoration this stirrup mount most closely resembles Williams' Class A Type 1 mounts, which are pentagonal in form with incised decoration typically depicted pairs of opposing beasts (Williams, 1997: pp. 26-28). However, the current example differs slightly from this group through the use of openwork decoration surrounding and within the incised decorative elements. It seems most probable that it belongs to this group since it finds no parallel with other Class A groups. This indicates a date range in the 11th century AD for the current object.
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