NHER 37567 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup-strap mount

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Summary

Metal detecting in 2002 recovered a very worn and corroded Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup-strap mount.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF51NW
Civil Parish	TERRINGTON ST CLEMENT, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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October/November 2002. Metal detecting.
Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup-strap mount, very worn and corroded, oval with an originally trilobate apex (broken across rivet-hole, upper lobe missing) and expanded base, cast with ?mask between symmetrical looping shapes, angled flange with fixing hole (compare with S1). 11th century.
Identified by S. J. Ashley (NLA).
Digital image in file (S2).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 December 2002.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> 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. Class A, Type 4, closest to no 82.
<S2> SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Object Types (1)

STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

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Terrington St Clement (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Feb 3 2011 2:57PM