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STIRRUP
Unique ID: NLM276
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Cast copper alloy stirrup strap mount with niello inlay, plate roughly triangular with curving sides which bear small projections suggesting Ringerike style fronds. The inlaid design is crude and appears to represent knot work motifs. There is a transverse step/ledge across base. Two rivet holes, containing traces of iron are present at the apex and base of the triangle. There are two further, unfinished holes either side of the base.Height 50.4mm, Width 34.4mm, Thickness 3.5mm, Mass 26.05g.
Notes:
Illustrated in D.Williams book. (Fig 21 no 34? (WS))
Checked following Sophie Catley. Checked following Sophie Catley. NFA.
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50.4 mm
Width: 34.4 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 26.05 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 17th November 1997
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLPS0300
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with niello
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
District: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: LEEDS
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 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 | 30,34. |
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