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STIRRUP

Unique ID: KENT3733

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Copper alloy stirrup mount in the form of a human face/mask (Williams' class A9), with a square chin, oval eyes. Interlace ribbons mark a tri-lobed moustache, small linear mouth, cheeks and hair. The apex loop and both lower fixing holes on top of head are blocked. Remains of right-angle flange on reverse.

Notes:

The top of the head, with its linear decoration, is more embellished that other Class A9 mounts.

Class: strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 9

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 4th October 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Canterbury (District)
To be known as: KENT BRIDGE

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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 p51-3

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Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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