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STIRRUP
Unique ID: LANCUM-0D2AFE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy stirrup strap mount dating from the early medieval period, that is c. AD1020-1100. Williams Class A, Type 7. The surface and edges are very worn. There are two projecting animal heads on the base and from these serpentine bodies form the edges. Zoomorphic apex head largely missing. Probably twp iron rivets.
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Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 7
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1020
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.22 mm
Width: 32.88 mm
Weight: 28.24 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th May 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: Boston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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