metal detector, detecting find from beach on Sheppey

[drewstaism]

looks like gold to me mate. brass would tarnish. do a SG test, ill bet that is gold.

[FortGuide]

thanks for all the responses.  If 'stirrup mount' is entered into a Google image search it returns a number of similar examples of these stirrup mounts, some almost identical.

[MorrisseyRT]

Could it be an ax head.

[FortGuide]

@MorrisseyRT its only approx 30mm in height and I have seen something very similar on google also listed as a stirrup mount

[MrMrtiki]

Being the top has a bowtie sort of notches maybe made to tie a split handle to it & the back side on bottom has a rusty stain like ancient dried blood possibly was made for pulling fats & sinu off hides for tanning & being brass the edge can be hammered for resharpening ,It has a polished down look on narrow part for hand grip ,Ya posible Viking or Tribal bronze era animal on front might mean to use to make furs probably hand tool Nice Find.

[petronopulas]

search the mudcliffe face at low water on the Northern side of Warden Point. I found a prehistoric snail shell as big as a 1 gallon bucket. Used it as a door stop but left it when I emigrated to Aus.

[KentTecker]

Great find from warden been searching there myself for past year had nothing but pre-decimals from bottom of the cliffs.I agree that its a stirrup mount from 11th maybe 12th century.

[clintonsbarker]

Your find is a stirrup strap mount, it would have been fixed/riveted at the bottom (rust marks)to the top of iron stirrup where strap passes through, made of copper alloy & dating to 11th century,

[FortGuide]

Thank you for that identification, much appreciated.

[IForgotitdidyou]

Could it be an article from as far back as the Bronze Age?

[minelab007]

possible old uniform decoration,or owners plate.