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STIRRUP
Unique ID: BERK-2339E4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper alloy stirrup strap mount (11th century). This is a Class A sub-triangular mount with a right-angled flange, Type 11A. Part of one iron rivet is still preent within the left perforation above the flange. The is also a small lump if iron corrosion present on the reverse just above the flange. The decoration is Type II depicting a lion looking upwards with its front paw raised and tail curled over its back. The tri-lobed apex shows a pair of joined spirals from between which a pendent lobe penetrates the frame above the lion's open mouth. On this example the spirals have lost the detail and are now just rounded elements. On the reverse is a raised vertical ridge. Patchy green patina with areas of red base metal showing through. This stirrup strap mount is very similar to BERK-230A90. Dimensions: length: 49.88mm; width: 27.70mm; thickness: 6.66mm; weight: 17.53g. Reference: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts. CBA Research Report III. Council for British Archaeology: York. P. 58-9
Notes:
Found in same field at same time as stirrup strap end Berk-230A90 (possibly a pair).
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: 49.88 mm
Width: 27.7 mm
Thickness: 6.66 mm
Weight: 17.53 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2001
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Launton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 |
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