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Description: | An incomplete (probable) cast copper-alloy stirrup of later medieval date (1300 - 1450). The fragment of stirrup consists of part of the upper front plate and one of the side arms; the other side arm, the reverse transverse bar, and the lower part of the stirrup are all missing. The breaks are all badly abraded and patinated suggesting damage in antiquity. In plan, profile and cross section the fragment is irregular. The front plate of the fragment is incomplete; it is sub-oval in plan and broadly D shaped in cross section. The front face is bowed and the rear relatively flat. It measures 31.8mm width, 29.4mm length, and is 5.1mm thick. From the left hand side of front plate an integrally cast side arm extends. The lower part of this terminates in an abraded broken point; it has an oval cross section. The upper part of this arm attaches to the lower part of the front plate and is D shaped in cross section. From the outer edge a small scar can be seen; this scar would have attached to the transverse rear bar / plate. The side arm measures 61.4mm length, 5.4mm width, and is 6.6mm thick. The stirrup fragment weighs 22.46 grams.The front face of the stirrup fragment has a cast design present. This consists of a large central cast vertical rib which is flanked by two much shallower ribs. The only other decoration present is a small vertical rib at the junction between the front plate and rear arm. This area of decoration might also be practical strengthening the junction between the two plates. There is no evidence for any other applied or cast decoration present on the mount. It is possible that this may have been lost as the front and sides of this fragment have been badly abraded and corroded in the ploughsoil. The reverse of the fragment is plain and undecorated. The stirrup fragment is a mid green colour with a much abraded polished patina. There are also a number of areas where the patina has been stripped and a pitted light green corrosion is present. The reverse of the fragment is much better preserved than the front and is a mid -dark green grey colour. Movement in the ploughsoil has also affected the junction between the side arm and front face and a series of very small stress fractures are present. A direct parallel to this artefact has not been found. Several similar examples have been published the 1940 Museum of London Medieval Catalogue and also Clark: The Medieval Horse and its Equipment. A similar example can be seen from Shaldon, Devon (Read 1995, 90-91, no 546). See also PAS records for similar stirrups from the medieval period: NMGW-C9F386, KENT-7C4491, LVPL-51B315, WMID-B14747, SWYOR-7C4091, LEIC-892CC1, HAMP-25AC63, ESS-9FD2F6, IOW-9EB283, CORN-BA77A4, WILT-B72FF6, WILT-816DA6, SF-85B017
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