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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy stirrup terminal of Early-Medieval date. The terminal end survives intact, but most of the attachment end is missing due to old breaks. The terminal is roughly spherical in form with faceted front face. At its top is a moulded transverse collar above which extends the now incomplete shaft of the attachment end. The back face of the object is concave, producing a U-shaped cross-section, and contains pale white/grey concretions that might be the remains of solder or similar to enable attachment of the terminal to the iron stirrup. The entire object has a worn green patina and measures 23.13mm in length, 15.90mm in width, 14.59mm in thickness and 15.89g in weight.This is an incomplete stirrup terminal similar to other examples recorded from Suffolk (e.g. SF-882877, SF-D97892 or SF-32E362). These suggest an Early-Medieval date for the current object, probably in the 11th century AD.
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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