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STIRRUP
Unique ID: NLM-566278
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy stirrup mount. Cast openwork plat of ogival form with an apical triangular expansion and a very slightly in-turned base. A decorative design is rendered with seven drilled holes of diameter c.4mm and at least eight similar if slightly smaller [diameter c.3.5mm] blind holes which are not carried through the plate. Williams Class A Type 10 includes mounts with drilled or moulded apertures contributing to interlaced zoomorphic schemes of ornament, of which this must be a worn and debased example, as no relief components of the design appear. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 1025-1100.
Height: 63.3mm, Width: 34.5mm, Thickness: 3.9mm, Weight: 29.69g
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 10B (probably)
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 1025
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 63.3 mm
Width: 34.5 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 29.69 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 28th October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM38001
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Openwork
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Legbourne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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