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STIRRUP
Unique ID: HAMP-533876
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
A corroded and broken probable late early-medieval cast copper-alloy stirrup terminal (11th century AD). The recessed back would have enclosed one of the arms of the lower part of the stirrup (Williams 1997, 1). This hollow may contain traces of the lead solder by which the terminal appears to have been attached to the stirrup. The terminal is of a simple, trefoil design, with small lateral fleurs. The attachment end has received an old, diagonal break, extending right down to the shelf on the back, that is in line with the centre of the side fleurs. Apart from the moulding on the back the object is flat with rounded corners. It seems to be plain. It has corroded to a red-brown color with a light dusting of light-green corrosion product. For stirrup terminals of trefoil form see examples mainly from Norfolk published in ibid. (1997, 3; fig. 4i).
Class:
terminal
Sub class: Williams Class K
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1050
Date to: Circa AD 1150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.55 mm
Width: 24.75 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Weight: 8.14 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3150
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
To be known as: Amport CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, D. | 1995 | Stirrup Mounts | London | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 20 | 3 | 4i |
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