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STIRRUP

Unique ID: NMS-6344B7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Heavily corroded forged wrought iron Medieval stirrup. The frame is approximately 126mm tall by 100mm wide and is in the shape of a convex-sided triangle with the apex at its attachment end. The straight tread-plate is inset by around 14mm up from the base. The sides are approximately 11mm wide and expand at the basal end via a linear taper just before the tread-plate to form 26mm wide rectangular side-plates. The tread-plate is the same width as the side-plates. The suspension loop attached to the neck at the apex has entirely corroded away. There is a dearth of information available on British stirrups with much of the material concentrating on Scandanavian types. Ward Perkins, J. London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940 (Anglia Publishing reprint 1993) p86-94 covers stirrups, the illustrations in which suggest that this example may well be late Early Medieval in date, although since it is not extant the form of the suspension loop cannot be compared. The same is true for examples illustrated in Seaby, W and Woodfield, P. Viking Stirrups from England and Their Background, although the shape of the side plate looks characteristic. Based on what survives this example is tentatively dated to the late Early Medieval period through into the Medieval. Circa AD900-1450.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 126 mm
Width: 100 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2019 - Tuesday 5th November 2019

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 64568
Other reference: INDCR05112019GC

Materials and construction

Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Harling (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL9685
Four figure Latitude: 52.42783866
Four figure longitude: 0.88139954
1:25K map: TL9685
1:10K map: TL98NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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