Accession No
1910.11
Description
Copper alloy hollow-cast mount from a stirrup-strap or a book in the form of a mounted knight, bearing a shield; the square base is punctured with an eyelet or rivet hole.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Ixworth
Period
late Anglo Saxon early Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1910.11
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
33mm x 9mm x 33mm
Events
Context (References)
Burlington Fine Arts Club. (1930). Catalogue of an Exhibition of Art in the Dark Ages in Europe (circa 400-1000 A.D.). London: Burlington Fine Arts Club.
Event Date 1930
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Display)
Exhibited in ‘Art in the Dark Ages in Europe’, Case A, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1930.
Event Date 1930
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Mount, possibly that of a stirrup-strap or a book. The figure of a mounted knight, bearing a shield, in bronze (hollow-cast); the square base is punctured with an eyelet.
Event Date 7/2/2014
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy hollow-cast mount from a stirrup-strap or a book in the form of a mounted knight, bearing a shield; the square base is punctured with an eyelet or rivet hole.
Event Date 17/5/2024
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:267470
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