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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy stirrup strap mount of late early-medieval date. What remains of the mount is a semi-circular openwork plate with crude incised decoration on the front face. The reverse is flat and undecorated. A single perforation or fixing hole is present at the upper edge of the mount and is worn. Stirrup strap mount of this type usually have zoomorphic decoration however this example is extremely worn and incomplete rendering any such decoration illegible. The metal has a dark greenish-brown patina and is worn. The mount is 38.3mm long, 20.8mm wide, 2.4mm thick and weighs 6.8g.Stirrup strap mounts have been classified by Williams (1997) and this example fits broadly into Williams' Class B, Type 3 (1997, p.91, no.420ff).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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