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Description: | A cast copper-alloy early medieval stirrup strap mount of probable eleventh century date. The mount is of Williams Class A mounts, probably of type 2A, or 8. The very worn and corroded condition of the mount makes more precise identification difficult. It is sub-triangular in shape with a pointed triangular apex. An upper rivet hole, now filled with corrosion, is situated below the triangular apex rather than on it. The mount is very slightly convexed. The flange at the bottom is a common right angled flange, and the two rivet holes are located above the flange on the front plate. These are encrusted with corrosion. The central moulded design is very difficult to discern, but is likely to have depicted a zoomorphic head terminal at the apex, with smaller projecting zoomorphic heads at the base, the projections of which are still visible, extending beyond the base and flange. The mount has a dark green to black patina with areas of paler green and brown. It measures 44 mm long, 25.88 mm wide, 3.96 mm thick and weighs 17.7 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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