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STIRRUP
Unique ID: SWYOR-E52F72
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of Williams (1997) Class A Type 14. It is triangular in shape with a zoomorphic terminal at the apex, and another zoomorphic projection on each side near the top. There are two empty rivet holes above the flange at the bottom, and one at the point where all three zoomorphic terminals meet. The centre of the mount is decorated with unclear zoomorphic decoration, but corrosion means the details are lost. The mount has a light brown colouration, with some areas with a surviving dark green patina. It has a length of 45.16mm, width 19.43mm, thickness 3.64mm, weight 15.85g. For reference see NMS-973461 on the PAS database. The mount dates from 1000 - 1100 and would have fitting onto the strap suspending a stirrup, immediately above the stirrup.
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 14
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45.16 mm
Width: 19.43 mm
Thickness: 3.64 mm
Weight: 15.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th March 2009 - Monday 8th March 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1065
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Withern with Stain (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF4181
Four figure Latitude: 53.307179
Four figure longitude: 0.114679
1:25K map: TF4181
1:10K map: TF48SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
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 |
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