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STIRRUP
Unique ID: IOW-262590
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) to Medieval copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount (1000 - 1100). Williams Class A, Type 9.
The stirrup-strap mount is broadly pentagonal in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear. At the front the mount is moulded in the form of a forward facing human mask. The sub-oval eyes, triangular nose and straight mouth are well defined. At the top, a central lobe is pierced and contains the remains of an iron rivet. There are two other similar rivets holes close to the base, one at each side. Both of these also have the remains of iron rivets.There is a small projecting rearward flange at the base on the rear. The rear face is hollow at the centre.
This abraded mount is reddish purple with flecks of a green patina at the rear. The iron is corroded.
Height: 36.4mm; width: 30.6mm; thickness: 6.5mm. Weight: 11.82g.
Similar stirrup strap mounts have been published and illustrated (Williams 1997: 51-53, refs: 159-175).
Williams, D, 1997. Late Saxon Stirrup - Strap - Mounts: A Classification and Catalogue. Council for British Archaeology.
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
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 36.4 mm
Width: 30.6 mm
Thickness: 6.5 mm
Weight: 11.82 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th May 2015 - Sunday 10th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-237
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 51-53 | 159-175 |
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