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STIRRUP
Unique ID: WREX-505BD2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete copper alloy early medieval (Anglos Scandinavian) stirrup strap mount of Williams Class A, Type 3 dating c.1000-1100AD. Only the mid-section of the mount survives, but it would have depicted a standing figure of a man with his arms and legs apart, facing the viewer, entwined by two serpents. The object has some wear to the original surface but where it survives it has a dark green patina.
Height: 35.0mm; width: 33.6mm; thickness: 5.1mm; weight: 16.1g
Class:
strap mount
Sub class: Williams Class A, Type 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 35 mm
Width: 33.6 mm
Thickness: 5.1 mm
Weight: 16.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th November 2018 - Tuesday 5th February 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NWales PAS 190206/1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Oving
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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