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STIRRUP
Unique ID: KENT-18E275
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
1100-1160. Copper alloy, cast, Anglo-Scandanavian stirrup-strap mount, class B mount, type 2-group1. Length 38mm, Width 34.1mm, Thickness 8.6mm, Weight 18.1g. Central head design arranged in tiers and a pair of flanking, open mouthed beasts sitting on their haunches. The central aperture is divided into two by a narrow bar. This is a debased version and badly corroded with rusty deposits top and bottom from attachment rivets. Ref. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts - a classification and catalogue, David Williams, CBA Research Report III, CBA 1997, page 88-89 No. 411-414.
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class B, Type 2, Group 1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1000
Date to: AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Width: 34.1 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm
Weight: 18.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Tandridge (District)
Parish or ward: Crowhurst (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3746
Four figure Latitude: 51.19680135
Four figure longitude: -0.04063832
1:25K map: TQ3746
1:10K map: TQ34NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 88-89 | 411-414 |
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