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Description: | A copper alloy stirrup strap mount of the late early-medieval period. The mount is of Williams's Class A Type 1 and dates to the 11th century AD. The mount is broadly pentagonal in form with worn edges and a broken suspension loop at its apex. There are two rivet holes towards the base of the mount, one retaining an iron rivet. There is a hole in the centre of the mount and the reverse shows two or three other holes that appear to be due to impurities in the metal; a white substance or element is extant in a couple of the holes. The face of the mount is decorated with softly incised abstract designs that appears to depict a pair or intertwined beasts with a head down each long side. Williams illustrates similar designs (1997:27 nos 6 and 9).
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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