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STIRRUP
Unique ID: SF-1780A8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy stirrup terminal of Early-Medieval date. It is triangular in form with hollow back face and flat, trilobate base resembling a foot. The flat base has projecting globular lobes on each corner, one of which is now missing due to old breaks. At the top the terminal narrows to a transverse groove above which it terminates in old breaks. The hollow back face has the remains of an added white substance, probably solder that would have enabled attachment of the terminal to the iron arms of the stirrup. The entire object has extremely worn and pitted surfaces. It measures 28.93mm in length, 17.71mm in width at foot, 14.81mm in depth/thickness at foot, and weighs 13.66g. This is an incomplete Early-Medieval stirrup mount similar to parallel published by Williams (1997: fig. 5), as well as other examples recorded on the PAS database from Suffolk (for example SF-030005 or SF-FEFD92). These indicate an 11th century AD date for the current object.
Class:
terminal
Sub class: Williams Class L
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.93 mm
Width: 17.71 mm
Thickness: 14.81 mm
Weight: 13.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Nettlestead
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
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 | fig. 5 |
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