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Description: | A worn and incomplete cast copper-alloy zoomorphic stirrup terminal of Early-Medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian date. It is sub-oval in plan and moulded in the form of a stylised animal or beast. The terminal has an incomplete and hollow U-shaped back face that terminates in old breaks. This contains traces of a white solder that would have enabled attachment to the iron arm of the stirrup. From the base of the terminal projects the stylised beast, which has a long neck that curves round to face back up the stirrup, creating a circular aperture. Four flattened and rounded crests run from the top of the beast's head towards the foot of the terminal and on both faces of the terminal above the central aperture are moulded oval shaped indentations representing the eyes. This stirrup terminal measures 25.02mm in length, 25.68mm in width, 12.03mm in thickness, and weighs 11.26g.This is an incomplete zoomorphic stirrup terminal of Early-Medieval date. The use of stylised beasts or animal heads such as this was inspired by Anglo-Scandinavian metalwork, in particular the Ringerike and Urness styles (Williams, 1997: pp. 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: SF-1A3B03, SF-802261, SF-68A6D6, DOR-665D58, DENO-C7F312, HAMP-AAAA40 and HAMP-F2D7D4).
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