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STIRRUP
Unique ID: SF-4FBB94
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup mount of Williams' Class A Type 12. It is diamond shaped in form with flat back face and slightly rounded front face that has openwork decoration. At the apex of the mount is an integrally cast suspension loop that is flat, circular in form and with a central circular aperture. The mount has a central diagonal cross dividing it into four evenly spaced diamond shaped apertures. There are a total of seven projecting semi-circular bosses, one at the centre of the cross, two at the base of the suspension loop, one at each outer corner of the mount and two towards the base of the mount. At the base of the mount is an integrally cast rectangular flange set at an angle of 45 degrees that has a single central rivet hole containing the remains of a corroded iron rivet. The entire object measures 53.29mm in length, 28.71mm in width, 5.68mm in thickness, and weighs 16.27g.
This is an Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup mount of Early-Medieval date. The diamond shaped plate with openwork decoration indicates it belongs in Williams' Class A Type 12 mounts, with a total of 32 similar parallels noted by him (Williams, 1997: pp. 71-74). This indicates a date range in the 11th century AD for the current object.
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 12 (openwork)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
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 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 53.29 mm
Width: 28.71 mm
Thickness: 5.68 mm
Weight: 16.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Worlington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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