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Description: | Late Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper alloy stirrup strap mount of Williams class A type 11.The main body of the mount is triangular, with the two side edges being slightly convex. There is a trefoil terminal at the apex of the mount containing a rivet hole; the hole is slightly off centre, probably due to wear on the right hand side of the terminal. The main body of the mount has a cast design of a left facing lion (sometimes interpreted as a wolf), looking upwards with one front paw raised and a tail curled over its back. Below this design is an undecorated area containing a further two circular rivet holes, one of which is filled with corrosion products. There is a short flange projecting at a right angle from the lower edge of the mount, running between the positions of the lower rivet holes.The reverse of the mount is plain and undecorated. The metal is red-brown in colour with several patches of light green corrosion.The mount is 47.56mm long, 29.25mm wide, 5.35mm thick, increasing to 9.84mm thick at the flange. It weighs 26.54 grams.
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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