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Unique ID: LIN-A683E5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
Lower fragment of a late saxon openwork stirrup-strap mount. The face is flat and bears an engraved design. The flange is right-angled and has two rivet holes containing fe corrosion. Perhaps a version of Williams' Class B, Type 2, Group 2 (Williams, 1997).
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class B, Type 2, Group 2 (possibly)
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1099
Quantity: 1
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Williams, D. | 1997 | Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts: A Classification and Catalogue | York | CBA Research Report 111 | 90, fig. 56 |