File:472 Early Medieval spur terminal view 2 (FindID 88006).jpg

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472 Early Medieval spur terminal view 2.jpg
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2005-09-27 15:27:11
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472 Early Medieval spur terminal view 2.jpg
Description
English: Stirrup terminal

Early Medieval 11th century
Length 50mm width 13mm thickness 20mm

The artefact is copper alloy and has a semicircular cross-section which encloses an iron core. The decoration is very bold, at the bottom is an animal facemask, the snout is extended slightly with curved nostrils at the end that flare outwards. The eyes are elongated ovals and the eyebrows extend further back and upwards before terminating in a curl, possibly representing ears. Above this facemask is a second facemask with a low flat oval head and long oval eyes, with large rounded and concave ears. A large thick collar with a semicircular cross-section at the top. Much of the original patina appears to have flaked away leaving a dark brown slightly pitted surface, but is nonetheless in a very good condition and showing little signs of were. The iron is heavily corroded. The art style of the artefact is Urnes/ Ringerike, therefore this object is Anglo-Scandinavian and would date to the 11th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Gloucestershire
Date between 1000 and 1100
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1000-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 88006
Old ref: GLO-B047B0
Filename: 472 Early Medieval spur terminal view 2.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/76835
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/76835/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/88006
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