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STIRRUP

Unique ID: NMS-2EAC31

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount, Williams Class A, Type 1A, very worn and corroded, moulded cast decoration of addorsed beasts beneath a perforated lobe containing corroded iron rivet, the knobbed profile forms the outline of the pair of heads, two rivet-holes, one containing remains of corroded iron rivet, above flange on reverse at base. Iron staining on the reverse of the plate. 31 x 39mm. Cf. Williams (1997), figs.19-20, especially p. 27; no 1; referred to in Webley (2014, 354; note 63). 11th century.

Class: strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 1A

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: 39 mm
Width: 31 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2007

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 44072

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Holme Hale

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Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Webley, R.	2014	Stirrup-strap mounts	Leeds	Maney Publishing on behalf of the Society for Medieval Archaeology	354	note 63
Williams, D.	1997	Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts: A Classification and Catalogue	York	CBA Research Report 111	27	1

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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