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STIRRUP
Unique ID: NMS-E3A377
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete Late Saxon copper alloy open sheath or U-sectioned cover containing part of the side of an iron stirrup. The face is decorated with broad transverse grooves alternating with incised lines. The intact integral terminal comprises a highly stylised animal head with part of one side missing. The other end of the sheath is broken. Extant length 50mm. Width 11mm. Thickness 9mm. Weighs 14.15g. A few other examples of such sheaths have been recorded, e.g. SF-97D5B1, LIN-E4D022, NMS-E2EB8, SUR-51D12B and Gurney 2005, fig. 9 G. 11th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Exactly AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50 mm
Width: 11 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 14.15 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 26th October 2016 - Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 29672
Other reference: DDMD112016
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Ickburgh (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL8194
Four figure Latitude: 52.51382803
Four figure longitude: 0.66592666
1:25K map: TL8194
1:10K map: TL89SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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