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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Early-medieval stirrup terminal of the Anglo-Scandinavian period dating to the 11th Century (see Williams 1997 fig 4a). The zoomorphic terminal is roughly D-shaped in section with a hollow reverse where the stirrup arms would have slotted into the terminal. At the top of the terminal is a horzontal raised band, below this is a small perforation due to wear. The terminal depicts a beast's head with lozengeform eyes and a long snout. Above the snout are two V shaped raised bands. The reverse is hollow, at the tip where the arms would have slotted in is a small projection (c.5.15mm in length). A pair of such stirrup terminals would have been attached to the bottom corners of a stirrup, where they would have served to hold together the horizontal and near vertical arms.The terminal survives in very good condition, it is 40.8mm in length, 12.1mm wide, 14.6mm thick and weighs 13.6 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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