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Description: | A copper alloy terminal from an iron stirrup length 55mm, width 13mm, thickness 29mm, weight 31.57g. The terminal is in the form of a serpent-like beast whose head, that is arched back over it body to form a loop. There is a large crest on the back of the head designed to look like three waves. The main body is concave and retains part of the iron stirrup side within it. David Williams notes that the forms of the heads utilised on stirrup terminals such as this were inspired by Scandinavian metalwork, in particular the late Viking Ringerike and Urnes styles (Williams, 1997: 1-2). The curved and crested animal head with hollow back face evident in the current example has a distribution seemingly confined to the east of England, and specifially East Anglia and Lincolnshire (Williams, 1997: 2). It dates to the 11th century AD, with similar examples noted in Williams' study (Williams, 1997: pp. 1-2, fig. 3) and on the PAS database (see for example: DOR-665D58, DENO-C7F312, HAMP-AAAA40 and HAMP-F2D7D4).Williams, D Stirrup Terminals Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 24 [pages: 1-2, fig. 3 ]
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