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Description: | Early medieval cast copper alloy stirrup terminal, Anglo-Scandivnavian, 11th century. The terminal is formed of a semi-cylindrical casing which is angled at c. 45?? at one end. The inside of the casing contains a white coating, probably the remains of lead solder to fix the terminal to the stirrup. The terminal is moulded in the shape of a stylised animal (?horse) head. It is sub-triangular when seen from the side, with a rounded knop projecting downwards from the outer corner of the base. When viewed from above it is sub-rectangular, with a triangular projection at the base. Seen from above it has a raised collar at the upper edge with a fine incised transverse groove along - this probably represents the snout of the animal; further down the head, are two raised oval mouldings, presumably representing the eyes; between the eyes and extending downwards onto the triangular projection is an elongated diamond shaped panel of moulded transverse ribs. Seen from the side, either side of the lower edge is decorated with moulded vertial ribs within a linear border. The flat underside of the terminal is undecorated but bears file marks. Light-mid green-brown patina missing in some places exposing yellowish surface. Length 29.7mm, width 12.60mm, thickness 22.70mm, weight 11.95g (the length and thickness measurements are taken assuming the the flat rear plate is vertical).
See WAW-5F06F5 for a virtually identical mount, found at Brailes, Warwickshire. This record notes that:
"Williams (Williams, D, 1997, Stirrup Terminals Finds Research Datasheet No.24) comments these stirrup terminals date to a period centring on the later 11th century. The style of the recorded example [and hence of this example] is most closely matching 4c and 4g in Williams' datasheet." | Subjects: | Anglo-Scandinavian terminal | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Atherton, Rachel - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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