Record ID: BERK-570494
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval (Anglo Saxon) copper alloy stirrup strap mount (11th century). The stirrup strap mount is a Class A, sub-triangular mount, debased Type 8 (Williams 1997: 47). At the apex of the mount is a large zoomorphic head with two smaller projecting heads on either side of the base. The flange does not extend along the entire length of the base, just between the two heads. From the upper head with its prominent eyes projects a series of looping and bifurcating tendrils which end in lobes. From the lower heads part of the body and a single limb are depicted; a prominent wing ext…
Created on: Monday 12th March 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 25th March 2015
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Record ID: BERK-EF3474
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (11th Century) copper alloy stirrup strap mount. It is part of a Class A Type 8 subtriangular mount; the top half is broken and missing. The mount has a right-angled flange that projects like a tab rather than extending across the full width of the base. It is decorated with two beasts. One up each side of the mount, the bodies partly project thus shaping the edge of the mount. The heads of the beasts project beyond each corner of the base. Between the beasts' heads there are the two perforations for attachment. The heads have rounded snouts with flaring nostrils, long …
Created on: Tuesday 14th December 2004
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Oxfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-148B66
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy stirrup strap mount dating to the eleventh century AD. The fragment comprises a portion of the now trapezoidal plate which extends at one end to a tri-lobed projection with circular perforation. The other end is broken. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with an incised pattern filled with niello. It is not possible to discern the nature of the pattern. The underside of the plate is plain. The fragment measures 29mm in length, a maximum of 23mm in width and 3mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Record ID: BUC-C6E857
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount of late Anglo-Saxon date (c. 11th century AD). The mount is sub-pentagonal in form, characteristic of a Williams Class A, Type 1 mount (1997, 26ff.; see fig. 19). It has a trefoil apex loop with small side knobs; its hole is notably large. From this the mount widens to its maximum width with a further pair of side knobs present. The mount then narrows to an incurved waist below which are a further pair of knobs above the straight base. Above the base are two circular perforations; neither rivet survives. On the reverse is a perpendicular rectang…
Created on: Sunday 29th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ivinghoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-DC8057
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of Williams' Class A, Type 10a (Williams 1997 p 53). The pear-shaped mount of 11th century date is extensively decorated in the Urnes style in niello with silver wire inlay. The ornament depicts a curling serpent-like beast whose head with pointed oval eyes forms the apex of the mount. The body bifurcates at a spiral hip joint; the body continues in a series of loops and appears to terminate in a scroll to the left of the hip. The other limb appears to end in a foot at the bottom left-hand corner, but this detail is unclear. Possibly two secondary sn…
Created on: Friday 19th May 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 29th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CHILTERN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-C57246
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of Williams Class A, with decorative silver wire and niello inlay of Anglo-Scandinavian inspiration. The mount is very worn and the inlay only survives in patches. Below the apex rivet is a pendent lobe, while at the base a union knot probably links a pair of opposed spirals which are utilised by the pair of rivet holes. Centrally is a knot within a wide ribbon-like strip which may be the body of a snake-like beast whose head is otherwise worn away. A corroded iron rivet survives within the apex hole and obscures the decoration. One of the other i…
Created on: Sunday 7th December 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Record ID: DEV-81C4C5
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late early-medieval stirrup-strap mount of Williams's Class A Type 10B. Made of cast copper alloy, it is sub-triangular in shape. It has a common right angle flange, with the corroded remains of two iron rivets in place. This corrosion has slightly affected the front of the mount. The apex loop is damaged and broken through. The mount is decorated by engraving and openwork and the pattern appears to be an interlaced zoomorphic design. It is worn, so the creature depicted is difficult to make out clearly. The openwork comprises two elongated kidney-shapes in the shoulders of the moun…
Created on: Monday 29th March 2004
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2017
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Record ID: DEV-FD250D
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy stirrup strap mount with some niello decoration, dating to the Early Medieval period, c. AD 1000-1100. The object comprises the triangular plate of the strap mount. There are areas of decay which indicate the presence of two rivets, and possibly a third. Two rivets are placed as a pair, forming part of the heads of two beasts which d dominate its decorative scheme. The third rivet is located between the beast's extended rear paws. Two beasts are the centre of the decorative scheme, in one of which some silver niello survives. This is located betwe…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Axminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-532796
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval stirrup strap mount (Williams Class a, type 8) dating to the 11th century. A cast copper alloy, sub-triangular mount. It has three attachment holes, one set below the apex and the other two at the base, above the right-angle flange.The lower two holes retain the corroded traces of iron fixings. The apex is slightly truncated by an ancient break. The front is decorated with moulded zoomorphic elements and lobed tendrils.The details of the decoration are quite deeply cast and clear. At the apex is a zoomorphic head terminal with prominent eyes. There flows from the ape…
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pamphill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP2571
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy stirrup strap-mount, Williams 1997 Class A unclassified. Sub-triangular with a pair of debased animal head projections in the bottom corners. Niello decoration, now silver/grey, standing proud of the surface. The decoration consists of a central triquetra with a longitudinal line extending from it to the apex, with curving lines either side of the top and bottom. Border of pair of lines with transverse lines. Trace of rivet hole, but upper part missing. Two iron rivets intact along the lower edge, with heavy corrosion on the upper surface. Much iron corrosion above the sh…
Created on: Monday 6th January 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 4th February 2014
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Record ID: HAMP2610
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy stirrup strap-mount, Williams 1997, Type 8. Sub-triangular mount with a large zoomorphic head terminal at the apex and with smaller projecting heads on either side of the base. From the upper head with its prominent eyes, projects a series of looping and bifurcating tendrils which end in lobes. The lower heads have rounded snouts with flaring nostrils, long pointed eyes and large pointed ears. On each of these is the front part of the animals body together with a single limb. From each body a prominent wing extends upwards and inwards to terminate in a lobe. There is…
Created on: Wednesday 8th January 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
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Record ID: HAMP-EDE5B3
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy stirrup mount of Williams' Class A, Type 1, broadly pentagonal in shape. There are three knops on each side of the mount. The apex loop is missing from the top of the mount above the uppermost two of the knops. The upper surface is smooth and decorated with an abstract asymmetric incised linear design of a single knotted beast with traces of silver wire inlaid in the design. The remains of a single rivet hole is evident in the centre of the mount between the two uppermost knops. Two further rivet holes are located at the bottom of the mount, one on each side, both re…
Created on: Monday 22nd September 2003
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Exton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-8439E1
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late early-medieval (c. 1000-1100) copper alloy Williams Class A Type 8 stirrup strap mount, with a common right angle flange and traces of niello with white wire inlay decoration. The apex is slightly bent backwards (old damage). The mount is a sub-triangular plate rising to an apex, with small vertical projections at the corner of the base. To the reverse of the base a rectangular angled flange projects backwards at c. 90 degrees to the plane. The decorated face consists of a large zoomorphic head at the apex with looping and bifurcating tendrils on each side, below …
Created on: Wednesday 24th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-17E134
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian)-Medieval cast copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount (c. 1000-c. 1100 AD). Williams Class A, Type 5. The handle-like projection and the suspension loop are missing due to an old transverse break and part of the flange is missing. The complete stirrup mount would have consisted of a pentagonal, flat frame or body, set within a pair of tendril like shapes, down each diagonal side, which terminated in scrolls. Extending from the apex would have been a long, handle like extension, which would have probably terminated in a zoomorphic head t…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-DF2A07
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval stirrup strap mount from the late 11th century. It is sub-triangular in shape. There is an integral loop at the top; at approximately the centre of the mount is a pair of off-centred lobes. The interior of the mount is decorated with four downward curving lines of indentations, which were most likely inlaid, now missing; the top three lines of indentations have three each, and the bottom line has four. There is some remaining red niello between the third and last line; this area appears to protrude from the mount, and may be a debased animal he…
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2011
Last updated: Friday 1st November 2013
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Record ID: LANCUM-E25138
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy stirrup strap mount dating to the late early-medieval (AD850-1100) Anglo-Scandinavian period. It is a strap mount of Williams Class A, Type 8 (or possibly Type 7), with Williams' cloest parallel being no. 158 (Williams 1997, 50). It is roughly triangular in shape with a projecting ledge at the bottom on the reverse. There are three rivet holes: one in each corner. The reverse is plain, but there a decoration with niello inlay on the obverse: a double-circular with cental circlets and radiating lines resembling a windmill. Williams comments that this pat…
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-4BD2F2
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy stirrup mount in an Anglo-Scandinavian style, Williams Class A, type 5. It has a subtriangular shape with a drilled hole in the base and at the apex. Traces of niello remain on the surface, though the design is difficult to interpret due to the degree of corrosion, which extends accross the surface of the object. Traces of iron oxide are visible on the underside of the mount on the basal rib. This stirrup mount is probably a Class A Type 5, though David Williams describes a similar mount from Bedfordshire as unclassified but similar to a Type 5 and Type 1 (Late Sa…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2011
Last updated: Friday 20th March 2015
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Record ID: NARC-9B0823
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Stirrup-Strap Mount of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) date (AD 1000-1100). The object is sub-triangular in plan. The top of the mount is rounded and has a circular perforation within the centre of the upper projection. The plate is slightly concave to the front of the plate. The upper perforation is flanked by two knops around the edge of the stirrup-strap mount. From these knops the plate widens to a maximum width of 29.36mm which is marked by a second lower pair of rounded knops. Between the upper and lower knops the plate expands at a point which i…
Created on: Thursday 25th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd October 2021
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Record ID: NLM276
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy stirrup strap mount with niello inlay, plate roughly triangular with curving sides which bear small projections suggesting Ringerike style fronds. The inlaid design is crude and appears to represent knot work motifs. There is a transverse step/ledge across base. Two rivet holes, containing traces of iron are present at the apex and base of the triangle. There are two further, unfinished holes either side of the base.Height 50.4mm, Width 34.4mm, Thickness 3.5mm, Mass 26.05g.
Created on: Thursday 20th August 1998
Last updated: Wednesday 25th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LEEDS', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-1EBE96
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy early medieval stirrup strap mount of Williams Class A, Type 1. The pentagonal form mount is quite worn and smooth but some of the linear design engraved with niello is still visible. The apex of the mount has a loop and there are two lower fixing holes at the base. The reverse has a right angle flange and traces of iron corrosion around the back of the fixing holes and apex loop. The length is 48.9mm, the width is 32.5mm and the weight is 22.05g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marsh Chapel', grid reference and parish protected.