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STIRRUP
Unique ID: BERK-70C864
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn fragment of a copper alloy stirrup mount, dating to the later early-medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) period. The fragment is from the very top part of the mount, and has moulded linear ribs as decoration. The reverse is hollow, and in profile the mount appears U-shaped. This stirrup mount can be catagorised as Williams' Type 4c. They date to the 11th century AD.
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 1099
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.7 mm
Width: 11.8 mm
Thickness: 8.2 mm
Weight: 6.6 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OXPAS2014.962
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Bicester area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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