Wmid-50d700 - 11th Century Stirrup terminal.

An incomplete copper alloy Late Early Medieval Anglo-Scandinavian zoomorphic stirrup terminal of 11th Century dating. The face is decorated with a moulded zoomorphic beast's head, this has expanded flaring nostrils at the base above which a high transvers ridge forms a brow that mounts two lentoid shaped bulging eyes. Finally above the brow ridge are two small semi-circular protrusions forming the ears. Just below the top there is a prominent ridge which does not extend to the rear. The reverse has a hollow concave back that forms the socket for the sidearm of the stirrup, with a transverse stop ridge at the base. Iron corrosion products are present in the concave back, indicating that part of the stirrup is still present. For more information, please visit the online database record available at: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1063961