Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32322 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount |
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Summary
Metal-detecting in 1996 recovered a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount .
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 06 19 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01NE |
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| Parish: | SPARHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1996. Metal-detecting.
11th century stirrup or box mount, sub triangular, missing apex with basal flange and single iron rivet just above. Relief
decoration of upward-looking animal (?). Cut away areas. Keyed as if for enamel.
Identified by H. Geake (NCM).
This find was reidentified as a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see Monograph (S1).
W. Milligan (NCM), 18 October 1996. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 7 August 2020.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
Associated Finds
- STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
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| <S1> | 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 455; pp 95 and 98; Fig 59. |
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