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Description: | A cast copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount. The mount is sub-triangular in plan, the sides are slightly convex. The tip is an incomplete circular perforated lug. The mount is decorated by a lion, who faces left, and is looking upwards. Both the front paws are raised, one higher than the other. The tail is curled between the legs and in front of the body, curling towards the back of the head. The lower edge of the mount has two rivet holes, both have the remains of iron rivets in place. The reverse of the mount is undecorated and has, along the lower edge a shallow stepped flange. The mount measures 45.01mm long and 28.75mm wide. It weighs 17.8g.The mount is a stirrup strap mount dating to the 11th century. Williams (1997 Late Saxon Stirrup Mounts: A Classification and Catalogue CBA Research Report 111) classifies this type with a lion as Class A, Type 11A. These mounts were initially identified as book mounts in 1920 and later as strap ends and casket mounts (Williams, 1997;3) these interpretations continued in general use until recent times.
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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