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Description: | A complete copper alloy stirrup terminal, of Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandiniavian) in dating (11th Century AD).This object is sub-rectangular and 'C'-shaped in cross-section. The convex front is moulded in zoomorphic form representing a beast's head. The eyes and nose are very prominent and the mouth is absent. One eye exhibits a thin sheet of silver, as decoration. The base and back of the stirrup terminal has been enclosed by a strip of iron / iron corrosion. It measures 40.0 mm in length, 22.1 mm wide and 18.2 mm thick. It weighs 43.6 g. The stirrup terminal is a dark brown colour, with an even surface patina.Williams (1997, 2) has published several similar zoomorphic terminals, all dated to the 11th Century AD. Williams (ibid.) states: "Many terminals may be recognised by their hollow backs, which would have enclosed the diagonal arms of the lower part of the stirrup. In many cases there is also a projecting ledge which would have supported the extremities of the foot plate of the stirrup. Very often the hollow back contains, as well as traces of iron, the remains of lead solder by which means the terminal seems to have been secured to the stirrup." Williams (ibid.) adds that: "The great majority of these terminals are zoomorphic, and many depict a beast's head with bulging elongated eyes, prominent ears, and sometimes lobe-ended tendrils curling back from the nose, or as crests projecting back from behind the ears. The forms of the heads are, in most cases, of Scandinavian inspitration reflecting the late Viking Ringerike and Urnes styles." Williams (ibid.) considers that along with the contemporary stirrup strap mounts, these terminals are likely to date to a period centring on the second half of the 11th century AD. This date, spanning the late early medieval period and the early medieval period, is the most likely date for the terminal.Reference:Williams, D. 1997. Stirrup Terminals. Finds Research Group Datasheet 24. Finds Research Group.
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