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STIRRUP

Unique ID: YORYM-991EED

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy object, possibly a stirrup, of Early-Medieval date. The objects is circular in section though the sides do not meet and appears hollow. Worn breaks are present to either end. The decoration on the bar consists of a closely spaced though crude cross-hatched design.
The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The object is 23.7mm long, 7.9mm in diameter, 0.9mm thick and weighs 5.6g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.7 mm
Width: 7.9 mm
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 5.6 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Preston Area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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