NHER 30336 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1993 recovered a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22SW
Civil Parish BUXTON WITH LAMMAS, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

November 1993. Metal detecting.
Late Saxon Ringerike style box mount. Flange round three sides and broken on fourth. Rectangular, with projecting triangle on fourth side. Decorated with a pair of animal heads and a pair of spiral leaf lobes.
Identified by S.Margeson (NCM). (S1) in file.
J.Davies (NCM) 4 January 1994.

This object is re-identified as a Late Saxon strirrup-strap mount in (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 14 June 2018.

  • --- Correspondence: Williams, D. 1995. Correspondence between D. Williams and S. Margeson regarding Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. 10, 22 and 31 August.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • <S2> 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 485; p 100-101; Fig 62.
  • STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

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Aug 13 2020 3:28PM

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