ESS-B8C268: ESS-B8C268 Early Medieval stirrup strap mount

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STIRRUP

Unique ID: ESS-B8C268

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Early Medieval (11th century) Williams Class B, Type 1, Group 3 (see page 86; fig. 54; ref. 395ff.) The mount is roughly shield-shaped (pentagonal) in plan, with an angled flan at its base. There are two corroded iron rivets, and part of a corroded iron bar adhering to the flange. The main body of the mount is symmetrical openwork, with an animal head at the centre of each of the longer lengths, and a further animal head at the base. The worn heads are rectangular, with curved triangular ears. The openwork is in the form if circles, with one at the apex, with four arranged in a square below, one directly above the third animal head, and one to either side of this animal head; creating a total of 8 large circles. There are smaller openwork circles, one above and below both of the outer animal heads. The mount is red-brown in colour, with patches of mid-green. It is 37.17mm long, 31.02mm wide, has a maximum thickness of 5.29mm thick and weighs 20.27 grams.

Class: strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class B, Type 1, Group 3

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 900
Date to: AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37.17 mm
Width: 31.02 mm
Thickness: 5.29 mm
Weight: 20.27 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 9th January 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: CHMER 5265

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
Parish or ward: Chignall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL6701
Four figure Latitude: 51.68293
Four figure longitude: 0.414276
1:25K map: TL6701
1:10K map: TL60SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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	page 86	fig. 54;395ff

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Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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