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STIRRUP
Unique ID: DENO-0A3AD4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Early Medieval 11th century Viking period cast copper alloy stirrup-strap mount. Sub-triangular in plan with a pair of debased animal head projections at the bottom corners. The apex is broken off across a rivet hole; there are two further rivet holes in the lower edge. On the reverse is a flange projecting at 90 degrees (length 5mm, width 15mm). The face of the mount appears to have been undecorated except for a simple incised line border. Red-brown metal. Length 35.0mm, width 33.6mm, thickness including flange 8.2mm, thikcness not including flange 2.5mm, weight 12.27g.
This appears to be an unclassified mount on Williams Class A. See Williams p.80-83, no.s 372, 373 and 379 for similar triangular mounts with projecting heads from the lower edge, which Wililams suggests may be developments of Class A Type 8.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, no Type
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 33.6 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 12.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd February 2010 - Wednesday 7th April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E6951
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)
To be known as: Lusby with Winceby
Spatial coordinates
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 | 80-83 | 372, 373, 379 |
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