Copper-alloy, 37.86 grams, 51.06 mm. Circa 11th century AD. A cast copper-alloy stirrup mount of Williams's Class A Type 16. The suspension loop is complete with its transverse wings, the stylised animal mask is distinct and the addorsed animal heads are in relief. The flange on the rear of the lower edge is rivetted to the remains of the bracket. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, CBA Research Report 111, London, 1997 item 360-3. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: found Harston, Cambridgeshire, UK.

Copper-alloy, 17.86 grams, 37.35 mm. Circa 11th century AD. A cast copper-alloy stirrup mount of Williams' Class B Type 1 Group 1. Unusually, it is formed with everted animal-head extensions at the top, a feature usually found on Class A Type 8 mounts. The plate is decorated with ribbing around the voids. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts - A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report 111, Oxford, 1997, items 387 and 395. Very fine condition. Provenance: found in northeast Lincolnshire.

Copper-alloy, 32.02 grams, 47.50 mm. Circa 11th century AD. A cast copper-alloy stirrup mount of Williams's Class B Type 3 Group 1. The triangular upper section is ribbed on the outer edges and the main plate bears a moulded bear's head with openwork ears. The flange on the rear of the lower edge is rivetted to the remains of the bracket. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, CBA Research Report 111, London, 1997 item 427. Very fine condition, complete and in an uncleaned 'as found' state of preservation. Provenance: found near Eye, Norfolk, England.

Copper-alloy, 15.52 grams, 41.73 mm. 11th century AD. A cast copper-alloy openwork stirrup mount of rectangular profile featuring a single beast-head motif modelled in the half-round, with two circular holes above. The lateral edges are crimped, the lower ledge protrudes at a shallow angle from the bottom of the main plate and is pierced in two places to accept attachment rivets. At the top, a small lobe extends to accept a third attachment rivet, still in place. Stirrup mounts formed part of the Late Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian riding equipment, possibly connected to the increased importance of horsemen in 11th century warfare. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts – A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report 111, Oxford, 1997, p.93. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: found Wiltshire, England.

Copper-alloy, 30.3 grams, 43.65 mm. Circa 11th century AD. A cast copper-alloy stirrup mount with openwork design surrounding a central beast-head modelled in the half-round with projecting lobe ears. Traces of a scrolled linear design remain on the plate. The flange is complete, pierced with two attachment holes. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts - A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report 111, Oxford, 1997, p.92-4. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: found Brewood, Staffordshire, England and recorded with the PAS under reference WMID-E025E3.

Copper-alloy, 15.32 grams, 39.01 mm. Circa 11th century AD. A cast copper-alloy stirrup mount decorated with lobes and tendrils on the central elliptical field with four circular holes. The border is formed as a narrow band, developing at the lower end to recurved beast heads (one lost) with flange to the rear. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts - A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report 111, Oxford, 1997, p.40-1 item 81. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Sheffield, England.

Copper-alloy, 18.67 grams, 42.76 mm. 11th century AD. A cast stirrup mount of triangular profile with three billeted panels on the flat outer surface. At the lower corners are placed two inverted animal-heads with loop ears. The surface is pierced twice at the lower edge; the upper loop was lost in antiquity, causing the owner to have a replacement hole drilled below the fracture. The rear ledge is complete. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts – A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report 111, Oxford, 1997, p.82 item 379. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Co. Durham, England.

Copper-alloy, 8.61 grams, 33.98 mm. 11th century AD. A cast openwork stirrup mount of lozengiform profile with two circular piercings above the shoilders and two above the base, and two elliptical slots on the shoulders. On the main decorative panel is a looped, knotwork design. The rear ledge and suspension loop are incomplete. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts – A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report 111, Oxford, 1997, p.82 item 379. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Harston, Cambridgeshire, England.

Copper-alloy, 18.78 grams, 48.52 mm. Circa 10th - 11th century AD. This type of Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup-mount - Williams's Class A Type 12 - with latticework detailing on the outer face may be found in both closed and openwork versions. The present example was cast as a closed mount but the upper lozenge has been opened fully and one of the others shows signs of piercing. The mount is formed as a lozenge with an internal saltire, with raised bosses across the three central points. The upper mounting plate is complete and the rivet-hole is intact. The rear flange is complete with a piercing for attachment, filled with remains of the rivet. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts - A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report 111, Oxford, 1997, p.71ff. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Cambridgeshire, England.

Copper-alloy, 17.22 grams, 41.62 mm. 11th century AD. A late Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup mount of Williams's Class A (unclassified). The plate is subtriangular with convex sides and two attachment points in the thickened lower edge. The original design can be detected by the regular disposition of the openwork perforations. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup Mounts - A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report III, York, 1997, fig.51 item 371. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Tilbury, Essex, England.