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STIRRUP
Unique ID: PUBLIC-86AC3F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
10th century Anglo-Scandinavian copper alloy stirrup mount. The mount is square in plan with an arched top which is broken at the apex. The mount has a flange at the base which extends at right angles to the rear. The mount has a narrow border which extends all around the outer edge. Within the arched top appears to be Odin's Raven with head to the left pecking at the ground and tail to the right. Beneath the ravens body is a small square within a square. From this square there appears to be several arms extending, in a scroll like fashion, to the edge of the mount. The two lower arms each culminate in a ball.
The full extent of this pattern is unclear due to corrosion. There are 13 holes in the mount and there may be up to 5 more, but this number is also unclear due to corrosion. The flange on the base has 2 rivets holes. The flange has been included in the thickness measurement as the main body is too corroded for an exact measurement.
Appears to be a Williams Class A, but does not fall into a type.
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, no Type
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: 40.05 mm
Width: 34.98 mm
Thickness: 10.01 mm
Weight: 38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 6th February 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
Parish or ward: Layer Marney (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL9116
Four figure Latitude: 51.80999658
Four figure longitude: 0.76926077
1:25K map: TL9116
1:10K map: TL91NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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