Record ID: DOR-01BDC3
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon cast, copper alloy stirrup terminal. Of zoomorphic design, this terminal would have completely enclosed the joint of the base and one arm on the lower part of a stirrup. It is in the form of a crested animal head which is curled around so that it faces up the stirrup arm and forms a circular aperture. The animal head has a pointed snout and lentoid knops for eyes. The crest is decorated with grooves. The main body of the mount is hollow,D-sectioned and is filled with corrosion product from the missing iron sturrup. It has two rectangular apertures, one at the top where the …
Created on: Friday 15th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Puddletown', grid reference and parish protected.