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Description: | Cast copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount length 47mm, width 28mm, thickness 11mm weight 31.92g. The mount is sub-rectangular in form with a loop at the apex, this is encrusted with iron corrosion. The main plate is decorated with a human facemask, this has large sub-oval eyes, a slightly protruding nose, and a pointed chin. Linear traces inder the eyes may be evidence for niello lines but this is heavily corroded. A rearward facing projection on the base of the piece has two rivet holes, both are encrusted with iron corrosion. The artefact is corroded leaving a heavily pitted surface. This is a Williams' Class A, Type 9 stirrup strap mount of the 11th century (1997, 58ff.).
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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