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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy fragment of a medieval spur. The fragment consists of the side and terminal parts of the spur. The object consists of a straight arm and, at one terminal, two pierced lugs forming a figure of 8 design transverse to the arm. The lugs are circular, but one is incomplete. On the front of the object, between the lugs, there is a raised triangular design, flanked by two horizontal grooves. The arm expands from the lugs, and rather than being flat, it is slightly uneven in profile. It is broken at the point of a raised design (with a transverse curved edge). The arm is broadly D shaped in profile, although the back is slightly curved rather than being straight.
The object weighs 6.51g. It is 52.2 mm long, 16.9 mm wide across the figure of 8 terminal, and 4.35mm thick. It has a green brown patina, with a more powdery light green corroded surface in parts. There is also a dark brown/black raised area towards the broken terminal on both the front and back of the object. This may represent the original surface.
The figure of 8 terminal is a Type B (ii) terminal type identified in the Museum of London??s ??Medieval Catalogue?? (1940, p95). Prick spurs with similar terminals and arms are identified in the ??Medieval Catalogue?? (Figure 31 - objects 1 (A1356) and 2 (A1967)). Terminals would have held rivets or hooks, attached to straps to secure the spur to the wearers footwear. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Slarke, Duncan - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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