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Unique ID: LEIC-7584A4
Object type certainty: Certain
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Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) incomplete copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 26mm in length, 23mm wide and 4mm thick, with a weight of 10.33grams.
The object represents the central section of a stirrup mount and is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in cross section, with a slightly curving side profile, particularly at the base. It has bowed sides with a raised solid border and is missing its upper and lower edge. The present base has two triangular holes near its centre. Above this and slightly further apart, are two circular holes. These flank a central vertical ridge which runs the length of the object (terminating between the two triangular holes at the base) and has a raised rounded pellet either side, just above the holes. These and the holes are surrounded by raised curling lines and there are possible triangular projections above, diagonally aligned to the pellets? The object has the form of a Williams Class A mount and its decoration is similar to type 4, particularly similar to SUR-684BD7 which shows a face with pointed ears, double moustache and scrolls above. The similarity would suggest that the object is a damaged stirrup mount which has been altered to form a face mount (similar to IOW-4FA904) and has had the circular holes added and the base altered to form a probable chin?
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 4
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Quantity: 1
Length: 26 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 10.33 g
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: SK9500
Four figure Latitude: 52.58951047
Four figure longitude: -0.59912284
1:25K map: SK9500
1:10K map: SK90SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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