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STIRRUP
Unique ID: SF-7CCAA1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy early medieval (late Saxon) stirrup terminal. The object is tubular with a hollow interior and is open to one side due to damage. A narrow raised strip projects from the surface just behind one end, which would presumably have been part of a decorative zoomorphic moulding typical on this style of mount. The surface of the metal is corroded and the breaks are well worn.
The terminal is similar to those seen in a reconstruction of a stirrup by Williams (1997, 7, fig.4) where they hold the various iron components of the stirrup in place. It cannot be further assigned a type due to its fragmentary condition. Mounts of this style are 11th century in date.
Length: 24.16mm, width: 11.83mm, thickness: 8.97mm, weight: 5.70g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.16 mm
Width: 11.83 mm
Thickness: 8.97 mm
Weight: 5.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Lidgate
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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