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Description: | Copper alloy goad from a prick spur. The object has a conical terminal with a fairly acute point that is 21.1mm long and 10.74mm wide across its base. Around the cone is an integrally cast square collar. On each face of this collar is a vertical, circular loop, with an average external diameter of 8mm. Two opposing loops are broken, and only the beginnings of the springs of the loops are visible. Given the regular mid green patination and the smoothness of the broken surfaces, it is likely that this damage occurred in antiquity. From the terminal, the object extends into a straight neck, that is stepped and narrowed and is 30.44mm long and 9.02mm at the widest point. The neck seems to flare slightly. The neck is sub circular in section and has four roughly flattened ??faces??. Each face has an integrally cast raised cross on it, with the arms of the cross running for the entire length and width of the face. These raised crosses may have incised decoration in the form of transverse lines along the arms, but the object is abraded so what may be perceived as incised lines could be later damage. The neck ends in the junction that would have adjoined it to the main body of the spur. There is a complete rectangular knop, the width of the neck, which presumably was placed uppermost, whilst below this is the broken junction point which is lozenge in section and curving slightly way. The break is worn smooth, so again probably occurred in antiquity. The overall length of the object is 51.54mm and it weighs 23.28g. It has a dark green patina with patches of light green corrosion product. This goad is from a 17th century spur, when prick spurs enjoyed a temporary fashion revival and were known as 'Scotch spurs'. See Ellis 2002, The Finds Research Group AD 700-1700 datasheet 30, numbers 27 and 28. | Subjects: | Prick Goad | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McDonald, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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