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NMS-967E13: Late Saxon stirrup

Rights Holder: Norfolk County Council
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STIRRUP

Unique ID: NMS-967E13

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup-strap mount, worn and corroded, oval with trilobate apex pierced by across rivet-hole, two further rivet-holes in expanded base, cast with a possible hirsute human mask with symmetrical looping shapes possibly representing hair, angled flange at base, 28 x 55mm. Cf. Williams 1997, Class A, Type 4, closest to no.81. 11th century

Class: strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 4

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: AD 1000
Date to: AD 1099

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 55 mm
Width: 28 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Great Yarmouth (District)
To be known as: Ashby with Oby

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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