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STIRRUP
Unique ID: HAMP-EDE5B3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Cast copper alloy stirrup mount of Williams' Class A, Type 1, broadly pentagonal in shape. There are three knops on each side of the mount. The apex loop is missing from the top of the mount above the uppermost two of the knops. The upper surface is smooth and decorated with an abstract asymmetric incised linear design of a single knotted beast with traces of silver wire inlaid in the design. The remains of a single rivet hole is evident in the centre of the mount between the two uppermost knops. Two further rivet holes are located at the bottom of the mount, one on each side, both retaining the remains of the original iron rivets. The reverse is flat and the mount has a short right-angled flange across the width of the base.
The distinctive design is found on two mounts illustrated by Williams (1997, 33-34; fig. 23, nos. 54-55), from Kent and Norfolk, respectively. An image of this mount can be found in the Searcher, August 2005, No. 240, p. 29; fig. 8.
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 1
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: 39.2 mm
Width: 30.2 mm
Weight: 16.28 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2003 - Monday 31st March 2003
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with niello
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Exton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
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 | 33-34 | 54-55 |
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