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Description: | A cast copper alloy stirrup terminal. The terminal is formed by a semi-cylindrical casing which is angled at 45° and an integral horizontal block protruding from the base of the casing. The casing is semi-circular in section and has moulded decoration on the exterior which consists on a collar along the upper edge, and the lower edge. These ovals may be representing eyes. The reverse of the casing has a grey coating which was probably the remains of lead solder. The sides of the block are decorated with moulded vertical ribs within a linear border. The terminal of the block which extends beyond the casing, is down-turned forming a small knop. The opposite terminal, which is beneath the casing also has the remains of lead solder and would have acted as a butt for the iron stirrup. The underside of the block is undecorated. The surface of the mount has a well developed mid green patina. It measures 35.14mm long from the upper edge of the casing to the lower edge of the down-turned knop, and 11.05mm wide across the casing. It weighs 17.8g.Williams (Williams, D. 1997 Stirrup Terminals Finds Research Group Datasheet No. 24) comments these stirrup mount terminals date to a period centring on the later 11th century. The style of the recorded example is most closing matching 4c and 4g in Williams's datasheet.
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