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Description: | A copper alloy stirrup fragment. It measures 68mm long and 40mm high. In its complete form, this style of stirrup has a shell-shaped cover plate guarding the strap attachment and a broad, flat footrest formed of four curved and twisted bars. It seems to have been introduced towards the end of the fifteenth century in response to changes in foot-armour. The use of copper alloy is unusual as medieval stirrups are usually made of iron, though medieval craftsmen tended to follow the same patterns regardless of the material being used. Only ten or so copper alloy examples have been found and of these only three are comparable to the Maldon find, found at Clontuskert Priory, Co. Galway, Eire (Fanning, T. 1976. ??Excavations at Clontuskert Priory, Co. Galway??, in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 76, page 125, fig.9, no.70), Old Romney, Kent (Gamester, D. R. M. 1990. ??A Late Medieval Cast Copper-Alloy Stirrup from Old Romney, Kent??, in Medieval Archaeology 34, pages 157-160, fig.5) and most recently on the site of Norwich Cathedral refrectory. The finds from Clontuskert and Norwich have similar scallop shell decoration whereas a fleur-de-lis is seen on the stirrup from Old Romsey. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Pooley, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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