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Unique ID: BH-AF7B14
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount of probable 11th century AD date. Under D. Williams' classification system, this artefact is classified as a Class A, Type 15 mount (see D. Williams; 1997). The mount is roughly pentagonal in plan, having straight but slightly converging lower sides and angled upper sides, each with two convex mouldings. The apex loop is rounded and has a circular aperture. Extending backwards from the horizontal base is a right-angle flange, adhering to which is iron corrosion. The lower part of the upper surface of the mount is plain, apart from the heads of two iron rivets; the upper half is decorated with a symmetrical swirling pattern of grooves. The surfaces of the mount are corroded. The object measures 43.9mm high, 25.6mm wide and 8.3mm thick. The weight is 17.91g.
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 15 (variant)
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.9 mm
Width: 25.6 mm
Thickness: 8.3 mm
Weight: 17.91 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th July 2007
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Other reference: Ver 07/66 - 3
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Williams, D. | 1997 | Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts: A Classification and Catalogue | York | CBA Research Report 111 | 26-34 |