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Description: | An incomplete and worn cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup-strap mount of Williams' Class A Type 11A. It is sub-triangular in form with flat back face and moulded decoration on the front face. At the apex of the mount is an incomplete trilobate terminal, the central lobe extending to form a cirular suspension loop that is missing its top due to old breaks and has extensive corrosion on both faces. At the base of the mount is an integrally cast rectangular flange that is mostly missing due to old breaks, flanked by circular rivet holes at each bottom corner of the front face that contain the corroded remains of iron rivets. The front face retains worn relief decoration in the form of a lion facing left, head raised and mouth open towards the suspension loop. His front paw is raised and his tail curved between his legs and over his back to project upwards and meet the back of the head. The surfaces of the mount have suffered from extensive post-depositional damage making identification of any further decorative elements impossible. It measures 48.48mm in surviving length, 27.90mm in width, 3.59mm in thickness (at moulded decoration, 8.17mm including flange) and 16.79g in weight.This is an Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup mount. Its form and decorative elements indicate it belongs in Williams' Class A Type 11A mounts (Williams, 1997: pp. 59-66). This indicates a date range for the object in the 11th century AD.
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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