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Description: | Copper alloy stirrup mount, Williams Class A Type 11. Cast triangular plate with a flange along its lower wider edge and two drilled holes above it, of diameter 4.4mm. A further drilled hole appears at the apex, in the middle of the uppermost knop of three. A relief moulded motif features a beast with its head thrown back and jaws agape, and with its tail curled above its back, within a bordered field. The detail of the beast's limbs and head is exaggerated or supplemented by vertically incised strokes. The finder kindly supplies an unattributed illustration of an example of the type. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 1000-1050.Height: 50.7mm, Width: 28.5mm, Thickness (clear of flange): 4.6mm, Weight: 26.89gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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