NHER 25855 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 1990 recovered a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM39NW
Civil Parish	SISLAND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1990. Metal-detecting.
Late Saxon (11th century) box mount, unusually with flange decorated with transverse engraved lines. Openwork body of mount engraved with two animals, Ringerike influenced. Central 'cat-like' but big eared animal head in relief.
Photographed (S1).
This find was reidentified as a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see Monograph (S2).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 October 1990. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 7 August 2020.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF9927 Photograph: FTA 6-8.
<S2> 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 425; pp 90-91; Fig 56.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (2)

BOX (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Sisland (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 7 2020 12:07PM