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STIRRUP
Unique ID: HAMP-AAAFE2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment from a late early-medieval cast copper-alloy stirrup terminal (11th century AD). The hollow back would have enclosed one of the arms of the lower part of the stirrup (Williams 1997, 1). The recess is off centre and lacks any supporting ledge. The terminal is zoomorphic, representing a beast's head with a snub-nose with flaring nostrils. On the lower surface there is a broadly circular depression under the nose. Beyond the moulded nose are possible tendrils, now truncated, with a gouged line below on each side. The ?tendrils enclose a V-shaped incision which would have continued into the eyes had the object not been broken. In form this terminal is directly comparable with one illustrated in Williams (1997, 2; ref. 2a). The metal has corroded to a red-brown colour with some lighter areas of corrosion product.
Class:
terminal
Sub class: Williams Class B (stepped)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.9 mm
Width: 14.7 mm
Thickness: 14.1 mm
Weight: 12.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 4th June 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2393
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Twyford CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, D. | 1997 | Stirrup Terminals | Lincolnshire | Finds Research Group AD 700-1700 Datasheet 24 | 1, 2 | 2a |
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