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Description: | A very worn cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup-strap mount of Williams Class B. The plate is flat, roughly rectangular in form with triangular apex or suspension loop that has a central circular rivet hole with the corroded remains of an iron rivet. The plate has very worn moulded decoration comprising a single central head or face mask, flanked by three pairs of sub-circular apertures. At each side the plate is slightly scalloped in appearance and this may represent the remains of beasts in profile, but their precise form is uncertain due to the preservation of the object. There is no surviving evidence for any additional incised or other decorative elements. At the base of the mount is an integrally cast rectangular flange set at an angle of 45 degrees with central circular rivet hole containing a corroded iron rivet. The entire object measures 34.33mm in length, 25.37mm in width, 5.12mm in thickness and 11.77g in weight.This is an Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup mount. Its form and decorative elements suggest it belongs in Williams' Class B mounts (Williams, 1997: p. 85), and although ti is similar to Class B Types 2 to 3 mounts, the precise sub group is uncertain due to the preservation of the object. 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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