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Description: | late Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper alloy stirrup strap mount of Williams class A type 11A.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 with traces of iron corrosion. 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. There is a short and damaged 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 with iron corrosion visible around the upper rivet hole , with further traces of iron corrosion on the lower third of the mount, probably from an iron strap.The mount is 47.24mm long, 29.79mm wide, 5.27mm thick, increasing to 8.85mm thick at the flange. It weighs 27.87 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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