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STIRRUP
Unique ID: BUC-2EB044
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete early medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, dating to c.1070-1140. The mount is Williams Class A, Type 10c. The mount is sub triangular in shape, with the longer sides arching out slightly. The front of the mount is decoration with moulded high relief decoration, depicting an animal viewed from above, with the head at the narrowed end, with a leg either side and the paw curved round. The head of the creature has a rounded snout, and two circular hollows for eyes. Above the snout is a circular perforation for attachment. Above this the mount terminates in a rounded collared point, there are two triangular shaped projections above this, but these are worn. The body of the creature is formed of intricate interlacing strands. At the wider edge of the mount are two circular perforations. Below each of these are two rounded triangular projections. On the reverse the mount is concave, with no decoration. The mount has a light green patina, and the creature is a red brown colour. It measures 57.2mm in length, 35.4mm in width, and 6.6mm in maximum thickness. It weighs 35.89g.
A similar mount can be seen in Williams 1997, page 56, number 196.
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 10C
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1070
Date to: Exactly AD 1140
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 57.2 mm
Width: 35.4 mm
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 35.89 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 5th October 2017
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers Bucks Oct 2017 American Tour 2
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4795
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Thornton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7435
Four figure Latitude: 52.00850986
Four figure longitude: -0.9232998
1:25K map: SP7435
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
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 | page 56, | number 196. |
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