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Description: | A copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount of Early-Medieval to Medieval date.The mount is sub-triangular and bears a relief-moulded zoomorphic design. This symmetrical design is made up of two interlocking beasts, the back-to-back heads of which largely fill the central area of the mount. Each upward-projecting head is of heavily stylised, somewhat angular appearance with deeply grooved mouth, pointed-oval eyes and clearly defined lip lappets. The two heads are joined at the ears. Beneath the necks the bodies form a knotwork pattern and a foreleg projects outwards at 90 degrees, terminating in a toed foot, the edges of which protrude beyond the width of the rest of the side. The long, bowed sides of the mount are formed by the tails of the animals, which terminate in a knot beneath the apex loop, creating a tri-lobate terminal. A pendent lobe at the base of this knot fills the gap between the top of the beasts snouts, creating an oval space between the three elements. In addition to the apex loop, there are two rivet holes, one located at each of the bottom corners. An angled flange projects downwards from the base of the mount's reverse side.The artefact measures 51.3mm high, 27.9mm wide, 3.2mm thick and weighs 22.2g.This is an example of a Class A, Type 2B mount (Williams 1997: 36/fig. 24, cf. no. 68). Mounts of this form comprise a small group - the illustrated section contains just seven examples - and are divided into Types 2A and the debased 2B. Stirrup-strap mounts are thought to date from the 11th century, the zoomorphic designs in examples such as this being derived from Scandinavian art styles (ibid. 9-10).
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