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STIRRUP
Unique ID: KENT-0538D2
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete and very worn cast copper-alloy stirrup strap mount (Williams Class A, Type 11A) of medieval date (c.1070-1140).
Description: The mount is broadly triangular in shape with a flat lower edge and slightly curving convex sides terminating in a trefoil terminal with central rivet hole. On one side, the terminal has broken slightly. The front has a moulded motif of a beast (lion or dog) facing left, with front paw raised and head bent back and facing upwards with open jaws. The lower edge has a flange to the rear with two attachment holes above. The mount has a dark brown patina with patches of iron rusting on the reverse.
Measurements: length: 46.1mm; width: 27.2mm ; thickness: 3.1mm; weight: 14.31g
Discussion: David Williams classifies this form of stirrup-strap mount as a Class A, Type 11a illustrating and describing several parallels (Williams 1996: 58 - 67). This form is by far the most common of the varied classes of stirrup-strap mount Williams listing 63 examples and more than a 140 other examples have been reported to the PAS since the publication was produced. The majority of stirrup-strap mounts date from the 11th century (Williams 1996. 2) with a possible 'terminus post quem' around 1140 (Lewis 2007, 184).
Class:
Strap Mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 11A
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1140
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.1 mm
Width: 27.2 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 14.31 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Ash (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2659
Four figure Latitude: 51.28527588
Four figure longitude: 1.23957618
1:25K map: TR2659
1:10K map: TR25NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, M. | 2007 | A new date for 'Class A, Type 11A' stirrup-strap mounts, and some observations on their distribution | |||||
| Williams, D. | 1997 | Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts: A Classification and Catalogue | York | CBA Research Report 111 |
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