Record ID: HAMP1085 - EARLY MEDIEVAL stirrup

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STIRRUP

Unique ID: HAMP1085

Object type certainty: Certain

Cast copper-alloy stirrup strap-mount depicting a human mask. Projecting chin, straight mouth and pointed oval eyes. Around the cheeks and arching across the eyes are interlacing ribbons which end in scrolls. No trace of any inlay. Apex loop intact, rivet missing. Two iron rivets through fixing holes in flange.

Class: Strap-mount
Sub class: Williams Class A Type 9

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1000
Date to: AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Length: 38 mm
Width: 28 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Iron [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Hampshire
District: Test Valley
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE AMPORT

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Sally Worrell - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Sally Worrell - [view all attributed records]

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