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STIRRUP
Unique ID: NLM-D04F24
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy stirrup mount fragment. Cast openwork mount; a fragment from the stepped base with two round apertures for fixing, and the lower part of a decorative scheme above. The object class is typical of the Anglo-Scandinavian period in North Lincolnshire, though some examples may be of slightly later Romanesque style and date. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 1000-1050.
Length: 32.2mm, Height: 16.3mm, Thickness: 3.2mm, Weight: 8.67 g
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type uncertain
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
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: 32.2 mm
Height: 16.3 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 8.67 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 25th May 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM15633a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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