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Description: | A corroded cast copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount of late early-medieval date (c. 11th century AD) which can be categorised as a Williams Class B, Type 3, Group 9 mount (1997, 95; nos. 449, 450). The object is pentagonal in form with straight sides that then converge to a rounded apex loop. There are two further circular holes through the base, either side of the centre, both retaining the corroded remains of iron rivets. The flange is of the common right angle type as depicted in Williams (1997, 25; fig. 18A). The upper surface of the mount is decorated with a large moulded en-face animal mask. The mask has rounded ears with slight central depressions to give definition. The nose is incurved at its centre and raised compared to the 'eyes' to each side; no pellets representing eyes survive. The object has corroded to a dark red-brown colour.
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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