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STIRRUP
Unique ID: NMS-6069E2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount of Williams 1997 Class A , Type 12, openwork version. Single iron-filled lower fixing hole. Grooves run between bosses and around upper fixing hole. Height 43mm. Width 27.5mm. 11th century.
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 12 (openwork)
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: 43 mm
Width: 27.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Southrepps
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | Class A , Type 12 |
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