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Description: | Stirrup-strap mount. Williams' Class A, Type 11A. A sub-triangular plate with a trefoil apex, the central lobe of which is pierced. There is a right-angle flange on the reverse, with two rivet holes, one of which retains a large part of a ball-headed iron rivet, the other filled by the corroded remains of an iron rivet.The front of the plate is decorated with a lion cast in low relief, standing facing left with one paw raised and it's head tilted upwards and tail curled over it's back, within a frame. The detail is worn. Height 48mm. Width 30mm. Dates to the 11th century.
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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