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Description: | Post Medieval spur; Fragment of cast copper alloy spur of probable 17th century date. The fragment is one terminal end of a spur ?? the section where it would attach to the boot strap. The fragment has the remains of a lateral, figure-eight terminal, although both loops are now incomplete. There is then the first section of the side of the spur, broken off about 3.5cm from the terminal.
Length 36.2mm, width (at top) 12.7mm, width (tongue) 8.2mm, thickness 2.3mm, weight 3.12g
Ref: compare the illustrated examples in Brian Read ??History Beneath our Feet??, page 157, figures 1056 and 1060. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rohde, Anja | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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