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STIRRUP
Unique ID: WAW-9AAF3A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Early Medieval (11th century) stirrup strap mount: The copper alloy mount is sub-triangular in plan, the sides are undulating. The tip narrows to a rounded blunt point which originally may have had a zoomorphic head. Below the tip there is a rivet hole with the remains of an iron rivet. The mount is decorated with a central tree-like device. The lower edge of the mount has two rivet holes; both have the traces of iron rivets.
The reverse of the mount is undecorated and has, along the lower edge a shallow stepped flange.
The surface is abraded and has a red/brown copper corroded surface.
The mount measures 47.98mm long, 29.24mm wide and 9.84mm thick at the lower edge. It weighs 22.38g.
The mount is a stirrup strap mount dating to the 11th century. Williams (1997) classifies this type with a lion as Class A, Type 7. These mounts were initially identified as book mounts in 1920 and later as strap ends and casket mounts and these interpretations continued in general use until recent times (Williams, 1997;3).
Williams, D. 1997 Late Saxon Stirrup Mounts: A Classification and Catalogue York: CBA Research Report 111
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 7
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 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.98 mm
Width: 29.24 mm
Thickness: 9.84 mm
Weight: 22.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Saturday 1st July 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Cookhill (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP0458
Four figure Latitude: 52.22019596
Four figure longitude: -1.94286661
1:25K map: SP0458
1:10K map: SP05NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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