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STIRRUP
Unique ID: SOM-EA39C5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy Early-Medieval openwork stirrup-strap mount. The mount is roughly lozenge shaped with a flat bottom and a circular loop at the apex. This loop appears to have been pierced, but is now filled with dirt and erosion. The main body of the mount has four lozenge shaped holes, arranged to create a diagonal cross in the centre. Williams (1997, pp.69-75) has categorised such mounts as class A, type 12. Similar examples may be seen in his work 'Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts', particularly numbers 312 -333 (ibid.pp.71-75). These typically have a series of raised bosses in the centre and at every junction. These are missing on this example. However, this is probably due to erosion as the object is in fairly poor condition, with some sections being almost worn away. Williams (ibid. p.8) suggests that such mounts are likely to have been in use from the early decades of the 11th century until its close, but not for long after this point. Length: 40.42mm, Width: 25.43mm, Thickness: 2.95mm Weight: 5.35g
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
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: 40.42 mm
Width: 25.43 mm
Thickness: 2.95 mm
Weight: 5.35 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 5th February 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020426
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 8, 69-75 |
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