Record ID: SOM-DDB789
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy possible late Early-Medieval stirrup mount, dating to the period c. AD 1000-1100. The mount is trapezoidal in form, with a flange curving upwards from its base. As a result, the lower half of the reverse is concave. There is a perforation towards the right-hand lower corner. There is a green patina on the surface, and on the reverse there is an area of a black coating on the flange. The mount is very worn, and as a result cannot be classified. As there is only one perforation, rather than the expected two, it is possible that it is unfinished. It measures…
Created on: Wednesday 26th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 7th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Abbotts', grid reference and parish protected.