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Description: | A corroded and incomplete stirrup terminal of late Early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) to early medieval date (11th Century). The function of stirrup terminals is discussed by David Williams, in his book "Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts" (1997; p6-7) and Williams 'Stirrup terminals' Finds Research Group 700-1700, Datasheet 24, 1997. The object fits within a type of terminal with trilobite terminals of a foot-like form. The object is triangular in shape, with a hollow cylindrical opening on the reverse, into which the iron stirrup would have been situated. The front surface is rounded and extends down into the trilobite terminal with a foot-like form. The base of the object is flat. Inside the cylindrical opening on the reverse these is an applied substance - seemingly some form of solder or paste - the function of which would have been to attach the terminal to the bottom corner of the stirrup. The piece measures 23.9mm length x 19.9mm wide. The weight is 8.3g. An identical object was recorded in Norfolk; PAS database number NMS-B97934.
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