Record ID: WMID-541C73
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late early-medieval copper alloy stirrup terminal with a front trefoil finial. The front and sides are decorated at the top with two transverse grooves, the space between which curves outwards. The plate projects straight downwards to the centre of the plate and has no visible decoration. Here, the edges of the plate form a C-shaped curve on either side towards the trefoil, creating a projecting knob in the centre of the plate. The lateral foils are curved, the right being more convex than the left, and the central foil is sub-circular. The object has an uneven surface patin…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-A49985
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Early Medieval to early Medieval copper-alloy stirrup mount, dating to AD 1000 - 1100. Williams Class A, type 11A. It is sub triangular in plan and L shaped in section. It has gently out curving sides and terminates in a pierced trefoil at the outer edge. The plate is decorated with a moulded lion facing left with a forepaw raised, its head leaning backwards facing the top of the mount, mouth opened. The lion is enclosed by a plain border which joins to the body at the raised fore leg. From the base of the mount the common right-angled flange. The lions …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd August 2022
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Record ID: WMID-CCED58
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount dating to circa AD 1000 – 1150. The strap mount is diamond or lozenge shaped in form. It has an openwork plate with a saltire cross at the centre. The mount has a central circular moulded knop in light relief and with six further moulded circular knops on the outer corners of the saltire cross. There is an integral projection with a rounded top that extends vertically above the openwork cross. This attachment has a circular perforation for attachment. Below the cross is a rearward facing rect…
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-DAFB6C
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Early Medieval to early Medieval copper-alloy stirrup mount, dating to AD 1000 - 1100. Williams Class A, type 11A. It is sub triangular in plan and L shaped in section. It has gently out curving sides and terminates in a trefoil at the outer edge. The plate is decorated with a moulded lion facing left with a forepaw raised, its head leaning backwards facing the top of the mount, mouth opened. The lion is enclosed by a plain border which joins to the body at the raised fore leg. From the base of the mount the common right-angled flange. The lions tail curls between the legs and …
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-954662
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Anglo-Scandinavian copper alloy stirrup terminal. It is rectangular in plan and 'C'-shaped in section and is hollow. The convex front is moulded in zoomorphic form representing a bird or beasts head with two 'eyes' represented by elliptical swellings at either side and a downward curving hooked beak or snout at the terminal. There is an old break at the top end and the underside is closed. There is no trace remaining of any gilding, and the terminal has corroded uniformly to a dull greenish brown. Close inspection of the hollow shows grey traces of probable lead solder. It measu…
Created on: Saturday 23rd November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-47DF7C
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup terminal, 22mm in length, 9mm wide, 7mm thick with a weight of 3.15g. The object is sub rectangular in form and U shaped in cross section. It is very worn but is probably a zoomorphic terminal. It is mostly formed of an oval shaped plate with a hollow underside and slightly rounded upper surface, representing a head. It then has a semi-circular projection on its underside, corresponding to a rounded projection at its end, representing a snout.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 9th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8EA027
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup terminal, 42mm in length, 10mm wide, 9mm thick with a weight of 7.59g. The object has a sub rectangular form and a u-shaped cross section, with a hollow underside. The object is very worn, but for about half of its length it is shallow and slightly rounded, it then gradually widens out and forms a prominent rounded projection about two thirds down its length. This represents the top of a beasts head and from here it turns downwards before raising slightly again and terminating in a rounded end projection. This forms th…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-7A6A7C
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 39mm long, 24mm wide and 10mm thick (including the lip) with a weigh of 19.04g. The object is rectangular in form and cross section. It has an upper surface formed of a central rounded projection, flanked by a dip and then a rounded terminal. Below the central projection is a circular fixing hole. Each side has two rounded recesses flanking two small rounded projections and the base is flat with a sub rectangular lip projecting from its reverse which has a, now filled, circular attachment hole. The decoration i…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-8D1AC0
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 41mm long, 43mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 15.89grams. The object is triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is missing its apex, the present upper edge containing the lower part of a circular fixing hole, so the damage is probably due to wear. Each of its lower corners has a sub rectangular projection whose outer edge is formed of two rounded projections. These correspond to rounded projections on its upper surface, which has a series of linear ridges, 3 or 4 running to down its length…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Last updated: Friday 17th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-8C54F0
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 41mm long, 44mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 16.32grams. The object is triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is missing its apex, the present upper edge containing the lower part of a circular fixing hole, so the damage is probably due to wear. Each of its lower corners has a sub rectangular projection whose outer edge is formed of two rounded projections. These correspond to rounded projections on its upper surface, which taper in width to the edge. These are possibly defined by a cent…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-91DC34
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 40mm long, 32mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 20.25grams. The object is sub-rectangular in form and cross section and is decorated with a central projecting animal head. This has a triangular face with two rounded lobes representing the ears at the top. Below this is a slightly ridged brow sitting above two spherical lobes for eyes. The mouth is formed of a circular hole at the bottom beneath a raised projecting muzzle. The upper edge of the object has three slight rounded projections and the upper half of the side has one slightl…
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2016
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-E483C2
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 42mm long, 31mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 20.37grams. The object is rectangular in form and cross section with a curved profile and is incomplete. Its intact flat base contains two iron rivets closely spaced, just above a horizontal recessed line. Its lower half has straight sides which are decorated with two slightly recessed vertical lines, the outer one joins the horizontal one at the base, forming a border. Inside this border is a central triangular shaped animal head. The face is depicted in rel…
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-E4792D
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 33mm long, 27mm wide, 2mm thick and weighing 5.77grams. The object is incomplete and is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in cross section. The object consists of a flat base with a slightly backwards protruding flange, above which are two large circular fixing holes. positioned near to the edges. Above this is a partial openwork lozengifrom plate divided into four lozengiform apertures by a cross in saltire, which is missing its upper right edge. The object matches a Williams Class A, Type 12 mount and dat…
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 20th October 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-61D859
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount. The object is pentagonal in form with scalloped sides, each with three concave curves, a squared base and a pointed top. The apex loop is diamond-shaped and has a circular perforation c. 3mm in diameter. Extending backwards from the base is a right-angled flange, adhering to which is iron corrosion from two iron-filled holes through the flange The upper surface of the mount is decorated with a vaguely symmetrical cast relief knotwork design, not all of which is coherent as the surfaces are worn and corroded in pl…
Created on: Tuesday 21st April 2015
Last updated: Friday 4th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Far Coton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-534DFF
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 35mm long, 28mm wide and 2mm thick. The object is incomplete but in fair condition and weighs 8.39grams. The objects form is sub rectangular and flat. It is missing its apex and part of one edge, the other having a triangular projection. It is decorated with two sets of double curving incised lines emerging from the lower side, curling towards the centre before curving round and down. These appear to represent beasts and have something protruding from the upper edge towards the top of the mount. In the centre of field below them is a…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-530CCC
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 35mm long, 25mm wide and 3mm thick. The object is incomplete but in fair condition and weighs 7.20grams. The mount is missing its apex and is sub rectangular in form. It's design is formed of a rectangular motif, arranged at an angle so that two of its points protrude, one from the centre of each side of the object. The surface is decorated with a raised cross (with a D shaped section), with a rounded protrusion in its centre, set inside a similar raised linear border. A further corner merges into the base, which is rectangular in fo…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-9C4DA2
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount. Length: 33mm, width: 27mm, thickness: 4mm, weight: 10.71grams. The mount is rectangular in form and cross section with part of a curving flange at its base and a slightly round, incomplete upper edge. It has seven circular holes in its body which surround three sub-rectangular, rounded protrusions which represent animal heads. One of these is flanked by a slight protrusion in the side edge, which should be echoed on the opposite side. It matches Williams class B, type 1, group 3 eg. 407, but is heavily worn and c…
Created on: Wednesday 18th September 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 5th November 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-C97582
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 45mm long, 35mm wide and 3mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 28.23grams. It is sub rectangular in form with a small flange emerging from the rearside of its base. The upper edge is rounded and it is decorated with an interlaced design forming two 'serpents' whose heads look outwards and form the edges of the object. The interlace is interupted by nine circular holes. A tenth hole is placed at the top of the object and contains an iron rivet. There are further rivets at the base, two large ones near the base, arranged i…
Created on: Tuesday 30th August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-AF8883
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 42mm long, 33mm wide and 5mm thick. The object is in good condition and weighs 9.48grams. The object is triangular in form and rectangular in section. It has a tapering sub circular protrusion emerging from one of its lower corners (with evidence for another on the opposte side) There is a rectangular sectioned and rounded lip protruding from the reverse of the lower edge at 90o. The object has three circular fixing holes, one in each corner, and is decorated with an unusual geometric pattern. It has a central tapering recessed line run…
Created on: Monday 11th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 4th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'nr Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-4F6526
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) stirrup strap mount, Williams class A type 12, 11th century. The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in section. It consists of an integral circular loop which sits at one corner of an openwork rectangle, made up of four smaller rectangles. It is orientated so that two of its corners sit at the centre of the sides. There is a central sub spherical knop on its surface and the object terminates with two circular holes near its flat base with a further central hole in the centre of a flange protruding from the reverse at an almost right a…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2015
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