STIRRUP

Unique ID: LIN-B4F5E6

A cast copper-alloy stirrup strap mount of Williams Class A, Type 6. The mount is broad shouldered with a ribbed, possibly zoomorphic apex terminal. On either side of the frame is a sinuous snake-like beast with pointed oval eye and gaping mouth. The body of the snake forms the side of the frame and the tails meet in the centre either side of the base of a tree. The tree has an apex and one pair of branches beneath it. There are three circular rivet holes along the base but no rearward lip.

Class: strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 6

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Scandinavian [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Length: 37 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Diameter: 5 mm
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st June 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
To be known as: Covenham area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

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