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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup-strap mount of Williams' Class A Type 5. The plate is flat, pentagonal in form with short rectangular suspension loop at the apex. This has moulded and incised decoration on the upper edge of the front face comprising a projecting terminal with triangular motif at its centre and notches to either side, a single central rivet hole containing iron corrosion just below the terminal. The upper sides or shoulders of the mount are decorated with stylised tendrils that terminate in small scrolls and are separated from the plate by single incised grooves that run to the apex of the mount. The front face of the object is decorated simply with a single grooved border, a single central circular rivet hole present at the base of the plate and within the border. At the base of the mount is an integrally cast rectangular flange set at an angle of 45 degrees, the outer edge of which is perhaps now missing due to old breaks. The entire object measures 37.79mm in length, 28.28mm in width, 3.18mm in thickness and 16.34g in weight.This is an Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup mount. Its form and decorative elements suggest it belongs in Williams' Class A Type 5 mounts (Williams, 1997: pp. 40-42). 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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