Find Spot record 2814/0/1 - Saxon Stirrup Mount from Middlewich Parish

Late Saxon cast bronze stirrup mount with a face crudely indicated with relief knobs representing the eyes and nose. Traces of a whiskery moustache/beard are just visible. Three rivet holes (1 top, 2 bottom) are present. Two are blocked by iron corrosion. A class A mount 42mm long x 26mm wide x 6mm thick (1).

<1> Various, Written Communication to the HER, S Penney 1997 (Written Communication). SCH3756.

<2> Williams D, 1997, Catalogue of Late Saxon Stirrup Mounts (Article in Journal). SCH3788.

<3> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import (Digital Archive). SCH5212.

Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information:
Date found: 01 April 1998
Methods of discovery: Metal detector
Location description: Field immediately to the south of Harbutt's Field which is the site of a Roman fort. Now built over by housing development.