Record ID: NMS-6AED7C
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup strap mount of Williams' (1997) Class A, Type 8. Triangular, with corroded iron rivet in an attachment hole in the right-angled flange on the reverse. The face has a worn and debased animal head projecting from each end of the lower edge and a larger animal head projecting at the apex, pierced by a slightly larger hole, below which there are very worn ribs or loops in low relief. Length 43mm. Width 26.5mm. Weight 15.43g.
Created on: Thursday 25th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-589DA1
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early-medieval copper alloy stirrup-strap mount. The object has Anglo-Scandanavian connections and animal imagery. The stirrup mount has a square outline with two small ridges each on the left, right and upper sides. There is an openwork pattern inside. It is possible that the openwork is one (or two) animals with all fore legs raised. There are four perforations in the piece, two in the top corners and two at the lower bar. Three of these perforations are not filled and the top right perforation has the remains of an iron rivet. Similar design to Williams Class B - LIN-3B…
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2017
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Record ID: NMS-413C7D
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup-strap mount, Williams Class A, Type 1. Sub-triangular or pentagonal, with twin rivet-holes above flange on reverse, two pointed knops on both sides, with two more flanking the rounded perforated lug at the apex. Very worn and corroded remains of engraved decoration depicting an interlaced beast. Height 47mm. Width 32.5mm. 2.5mm thick. Weighs 17.35g. 11th century.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-F05BB5
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy zoomorphic object, probably an Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup terminal dating to the 11th century (see Williams 1997 fig 4a). The stirrup terminal is broadly sub-rectangular in form and hemi-spherical in section, with a rounded outer surface and hollow open back. The outer face of the object has a moulded zoomorphic decoration in the form of a pair of ears above a brow ridge.The lower end may have a snout. Patina reddish brown covering most of its surfaces. Length 15.0mm,width.11.30mm. Weight 3.63g This is an Early-Medieval stirrup terminal and of Anglo-…
Created on: Friday 19th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th December 2019
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Record ID: ESS-C36968
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper-alloy Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) stirrup-strap mount dating to the eleventh century AD. The mount is flat and pentagonal in plan, having an apex loop at the top and three projecting lobes on each side, which on this example have not survived. The flat surface would have originally featured a design, which is now extremely worn. There is one circular rivet hole at the apex loop and two circular rivet holes at the base of the object. Similar examples of this object are seen in records BH-736AFD and WMID-1C5C09. This is a typical example of Williams's Class A, T…
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 4th August 2017
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Record ID: IOW-4E474A
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount (c. 1000-c. 1100). Williams 1997: 72, fig. 46. refs: 306-333, particularly 306. This openwork mount has a sub-lozengiform frame with a flat flange at the base. At the top there is a rounded apex loop with iron staining around. From the apex loop the mount flares out at an angle of forty-five degrees reaching a maximum width of 30.7mm. From this wide point it narrows at a forty-five degree angle before stabilising at the base. The main lozengiform field is divided by a diagonal cross creating four lozeng…
Created on: Friday 12th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 1st November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-19B784
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy stirrup terminal, as kindly confirmed by Rob Webley, who comments on an identification of the object as a mount: 'I would be happy for this to go down as a stirrup terminal...'. Cast zoomorphic mount comprising a broad flat-based snout with eyes or nostrils to either side, and with symmetrical features in low relief perhaps representing other details of a beast's muzzle. The object has a rounded knop above these features, furnished with lentoid eyes in low relief on either side. It is hollow behind where this piece fitted onto another object of a different material, proba…
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Last updated: Sunday 15th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-076016
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A late early-medieval stirrup-strap mount, probably dating to the 11th century. The mount is stepped and broadly sub-pentagular in plan, with a slightly downward angled flange expanding from the base of the reverse. The flange has two circular perforations. The main body of the mount is sub-square, with a slightly narrower, squat sub-rectangular tab protruding above this and terminating in a rounded lobe at the apex. The perforation of the apex loop is positioned slightly off-centre at the junction between the sub-square body and sub-rectangular tab. There are a further four openwork …
Created on: Monday 8th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-C89B2C
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A late early-medieval copper-alloy openwork stirrup-strap mount, dating to c. AD 1000-1100. The mount is broadly sub-triangular, 50.1 mm long and 30.3 mm wide at the maximum, with a rounded apex flanked by two extremely abraded knops. Just below the mid-point the plate of the mount narrows into a waist, 25.0 mm wide, with a small semicircular depression on each side. The mount is generally flat, c. 2.1 mm thick, but thicknening at the centre into a raised boss 3.4 mm thick, although due to its highly abraded surface little decoration is visible. A sub-rectangular flange expands 6.7mm …
Created on: Friday 5th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bickenhall CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-C8391F
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A highly abraded Early Medieval to Medieval copper alloy Stirrup-strap mount, of Williams' (1997) Class A, type 8, dating to c. AD 1000-1100. The surviving mount comprises of a sub-triangular plate, the zoomorphic terminal seen on comparable mounts truncated above the ears. Although now highly abraded, comparison to other examples would suggest that a pair of bifurcating tendrils project from the reverse of the head, terminating in lobes and forming the edge of the plate and with three cast sub-circular openwork elements dividing the tendrils and their lobed terminals. The lower porti…
Created on: Friday 5th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
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Record ID: SF-9A5D22
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup strap mount dating to the late Early-Medieval period, c. 1000-1100. The mount corresponds to Williams' class A, type 8. It is broadly triangular in plan and plano-convex in section, with a flattened back and rounded outer face. The front of the strap mount has been ornately decorated with a heavily stylised/degraded zoomorphic motif achieved through the means of low-relief moulding, which takes the form of an upward-facing bird-like animal with an elongated beak and oval eyes. In the middle of the animal's head is a circular aper…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wordwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-32CAEC
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete or near-complete cast copper alloy zoomorphic stirrup terminal dating to the late early-medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) period, c. 11th century AD. Williams Class 4b. The stirrup terminal depicts the head of a fantastic beast with an elongated snout and curved nostrils that flare outwards. The eyes are elongated, ovoid and raised with eyebrows that extend backwards, terminating in tendrils. Above the forehead are oval ears which point backwards. The reverse of the mount has a hollowed section which would have housed the lower arm and foot of the iron stirrup. MAny similar exa…
Created on: Friday 28th April 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th December 2019
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Record ID: SF-D39CC5
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup strap-mount dating to the late Early Medieval period, c. 1000-1100 AD. It corresponds to Williams' class A, type 9, being broadly trapezoidal in plan with a convex front and slightly dished rear face. The upper edge of the mount demonstrates a broken centrally-perforated projecting lobe, below which the main body of the mount takes the form of a forward-facing anthropomorphic mask, achieved through moulded decoration. The mask demonstrates large and recessed sub-oval eyes, triangular nose rectangular chin/mouth section, the la…
Created on: Monday 24th April 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th December 2019
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Record ID: LVPL-9FD340
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Late Early-Medieval stirrup strap-mount of Williams Class B, Type 3 dating to c.1000-1100. The mount is openwork and zoomorphic in form with a trapezoidal shape. The flange angles downwards and outwards. The strap mount has a single, moulded central head with prominent snout, brow-ridge and annulet eyes. Projecting from the head is a moulded pair of antlers or perhaps ears. Each side of the head is a circular perforation. A third perforation sits above the head between the antlers or ears. Either side of the snout is another larger circular perforation. …
Created on: Friday 21st April 2017
Last updated: Friday 21st July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-8A2F99
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
~~Copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount. The mount is sub-triangular in form and would have had a a loop at the apex but this is now truncated. The face is decorated with a moulded 'lion' facing to the right within a raised border. The creature looks upwards, with its foreleg raised, and tail curled above its body. There are two rivet holes at the base and a rearward facing projection on the reverse side. The artefact is corroded leaving a heavily pitted surface. This is a Williams' Class A Type 11A stirrup strap mount of the 11th century (1997, 58ff.). Class A Type 11A stirrup-strap mount…
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 26th April 2017
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Record ID: CORN-7EEC93
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Late Saxon stirrup strap mount, which is a Williams Class A Mount, Type 17, and dates from the 11th century. The mount is sub-triangular in plan with a perforated trefoil suspension lug at the apex, still retaining its iron rivet that is 3 mm in diameter, with grooved and defined bifurcated tendrils on either side of the lug. The mount is L-shaped in profile with its flat base or flange at right angles to the face of the mount. The flange has one central fixing hole still retaining its iron rivet which is 4 mm in diameter. There is iron corrosion product around both …
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-BCBA94
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup terminal mount. It is cast in the form of a stylised animal head, with a curved snout, prominent eyes and 'mane' moulded in relief. The mount has a hollow reverse where the stirrup would have been fixed. The mount appears to be broken at one end and the apparent presence of a second pair of eyes at this end of the 'mane' may indicate that a second snout would have been present. The item is 22.6mm high, with a thickness of 9.6 and width of 10.4mm, and weighs 7.88g. David Williams (FRG 24, 1997) dates these to the 11th century.
Created on: Monday 10th April 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-37367F
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy and iron stirrup mount. Cast trapezoid openwork plate with an in-turned basal edge or flange bearing the rusted stubs of two iron fixing pins passing through drilled holes, with a third at one corner and its counterpart perhaps lost in antiquity, as its lodgement is unstained by rust. This may be a member of Williams Class B Type 1 Group 1. A central element now has a vulpine or fox-like appearance, with a drilled hole through each of two triangular ears above a mask with a rust-stained hole set centrally at its lower edge. Lentoid eyes may be indicated on the mask. It is…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claxby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-2DEE48
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup-strap mount of late Early Medieval date, c. 1000-1100. This example is of Williams' class A, type 3, being broadly sub-rectangular in form, slightly curving in profile and plano-convex in section, with a flat back and rounded upper surface. At the apex of the strap mount there is an integral suspension loop (though now clogged with ferrous corrosion products) while at the base there is a projecting inner ledge, also showing signs of ferrous corrosion within two circular apertures visible at its middle. The main body of the mount …
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 18th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tostock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E6B09F
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy top of stirrup strap mount. The mount is rectangular in plan with a domed top. The mount is openwork and depicts an interlaced bearded man, standing, in reserve metal. Two rivet holes are at the top which is bent over with a squared edge. Weight 13.77g, length 37mm and 25mm wide. This is an example of David Williams's Class A, Type 4 mount (Williams 1997: pp. 36-39/Figs. 25 and 26). Dating from around the 11th century, stirrup-strap mounts formed the junction between the stirrup and its leathers (ibid. 2).
Created on: Friday 31st March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2017
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