A copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount found in Rutland. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0
A copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount found in Rutland. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

Stirrup-Strap Mount (PUBLIC-ED7865)

A copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount found in Rutland

This example of an Anglo-Scandinavian copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount is classed as a Williams Class B Type 2 and is decorated with openwork zoomorphic designs.

Object Type

Stirrup

Date

circa 1000 — 1100

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, copper_alloy, Horses, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, Rutland, stirrup_mount

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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