NHER 29204 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BAWBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1992. Metal detecting.
Late Saxon box mount, copper alloy, with three iron rivets in body of mount, and two confronted animals, curved elongated necks, meeting in centre.
Animal head projecting at 'apex'. Flange at right angles.
See Illustration (S1) and (S2).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 18 September 1992.
This find was reidentified as a stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see (S3).
A. Beckham (HES), 4 August 2020.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF100659 Correspondence: Williams, D. 1995. Correspondence between D. Williams and S. Margeson regarding Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. 10, 22 and 31 August.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF98008 Illustration: Penn, K. [Unknown]. Drawing of a Late Saxon box mount. Film. Unknown.
- <S2> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
- <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 123; p 45-46; Fig 31.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 13 2020 3:29PM