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Unique ID: BERK-B1B226
Object type certainty: Possibly
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A complete cast copper alloy stirrup-strap mount, dating from the late early-medieval period (11th century). The mount can be described as Williams (1997) Class A, no Type. Sub-pentagonal in form, the mount has an engraved surface, mostly confined to the upper half of the mount and consisting of swirls and diagonal and horizontal lines. The identification of the design is uncertain although it bears similarities to Williams (1997) Figs 20 and 28, and also Type 15. The apex of the mount is finished with a pendant lobe while the flange is set at a right angle on the reverse.
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, no Type
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1099
Quantity: 1
Length: 51.62 mm
Width: 32.4 mm
Thickness: 7.53 mm
Weight: 25.8 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 1980 - Friday 31st December 1993
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Other reference: 2011.096
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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