Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Boar's Head Stirrup Mount
10th-11th century A.D. A copper-alloy zoomorphic stirrup mount of Williams' Class A, Type 8; formed as a boar's head with stylised detailing; the mount is sub-triangular in plan displaying one head at the apex and two heads below, decoration comprising looping and bifurcating tendrils; shallow ledge to the reverse and three perforations for mounting. Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 130, for type. 23.3 grams, 55 mm (2 1/8 in.). Found near Snargate, Kent, UK.Property of a Kent gentleman.Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no. KENT-D935E8.