Copper-alloy, 19.24 grams, 45.45 mm. Circa 10th - 11th century AD. An Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup-mount of Williams's Class A Type 12 with fine detailing on the latticework design. The mount is formed as a lozenge with an internal saltire, the junctions decorated with raised bosses and the lattices bearing incised detaling. The upper mounting point is complete and the round the rivet-hole is an incised decorative line. The rear flange is complete with a single piercing for an attaching rivet. A robust mount in good condition. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts - A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report 111, Oxford, 1997, p.71ff. Very fine condition.