Stirrup mount
This was a functional but decorative part of horse equipment. It was placed as decoration at the junction of the stirrup and stirrup leather. It would have been attached with iron pins but these don't seem to have been very secure as many mounts have been found by metal-detectorists.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 43/2011/1
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Devon archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Martin, David, Mr
- Material
- copper alloyiron
- Common Name
- stirrup mount
- Simple Name
- stirrup strap mount
- Period Classification
- Saxo Norman (1066-1200)
- Production Year Low
- 1000
- Production Year High
- 1100
