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Description: | Early Medieval (Late Saxon) copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of 11th century dateThe sub-triangular mount is near-complete missing the apex (with a surviving height of 46.3mm, a maximum width of 30.9mm and a weight of 22.0g) and belongs to Williams' (1997, p 58-69) Class A, Type 11A mounts. The mount is convex across its length. The damaged apex loop (with a diameter of 3.3mm) is flanked by a decorative moulded scroll at its base. Between the scrolls an oval pellet enters the panel at the top, above and between the beast's mouth. The beast, probably a lion is depicted in cast relief (with a maximum thickness of 5.2mm) facing right. The surface is a little worn but much of the detail survives on the lion, including the eye, ribbing on the neck and the paws. The tail is curled between the legs and above the back, curling back at the tip. The front left leg is raised and merges with the raised border on the mount. The mount was attached at the base through the two circular rivet holes (3.5mm, 4.0mm diameter). The flange is of Type A (Williams, 1997, p 25), which is narrower and perpendicular to the mount (with a height of 3mm and an overall depth of 7.0mm). Iron corrosion adheres to the surface near the rivet holes, confirming the use of iron rivets. The dark green surface is the result of recent surface treatment.The mount can be closely paralleled with an example recovered from the Hungerford area (Williams, 1997, p 62, No. 230, fig. 41)
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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