NHER 24141 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 1987 recovered a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount decorated with a human face.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF61NE
Civil Parish	MIDDLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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October 1987. Metal detecting. [1].
Grid reference provided by finder - not marked by him on map.
Late Saxon copper alloy box mount decorated with human face, see Illustration (S1) and Article (S2).
This find was reidentified as a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see Monograph (S3).
A. Rogerson (NAU) 17 November 1987. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 5 August 2020.

Expanded to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [2].
P. Watkins (HES), 1 January 2026.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF9752 Photograph: EWE 13-20.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF100514 Unpublished Document: Margeson, S. 1980-1996. S. Margeson's personal notes on individual finds. Find Description Notes.
<S1> SNF78292 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1987. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy box mount.. Film. 2:1.
<S2> SNF4468 Article in Serial: Ashley, S., Penn, K. and Rogerson, A. 1991. A Further Group of Late Saxon Mounts from Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLI Pt II pp 225-229.
<S3> SNF57562 Monograph: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. A classification and catalogue. A contribution to the study of Late Saxon ornamental metalwork.. CBA Research Report. No. 111. No 461; p 98.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Object Types (5)

WEIGHT (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1500 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1307 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
MOUNT (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)