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STIRRUP
Unique ID: SUSS-972E34
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount of Williams Class A, Type 11A, depicting a lion in high relief, in profile. The object is very heavily corroded and much of the original surface has been lost, therefore little detail on the lion can be seen. A small piece of the main body of the mount has broken off. The mount is basically triangular; with a pierced circular apex. The lion is enclosed in an undecorated border to either side and across the base. Along the base there are two rivet holes, no rivets survive. On the reverse there is a right-angled flange which does not run the whole width of the base. The mount is 29.3 mm wide at the base, and 47.5 mm long. It weighs 17.9g. This type of stirrup strap mount dates to the 11th century.
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 11A
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
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
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.5 mm
Width: 29.3 mm
Thickness: 5.85 mm
Weight: 17.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st July 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
To be known as: Woodmancote
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, D. | 1997 | Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts: A Classification and Catalogue | York | CBA Research Report 111 | cf. 58 |
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