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Description: | A cast copper alloy spur fragment. One terminal and a portion of the arm remains of the spur. The arm is D shaped in section with a flat inner side and has an old break at one end. The complete terminal forms an ??8?? shape with the arm protruding in line with the upper edge of the upper loop; there is a rectangular bar between the loop and the arm. The outer surface of the spur is possibly decorated but it is not clear due to corrosion. It measures 83.3mm long, and 9.1mm wide by 3.0mm thick at the break and 6.1mm wide by 3.7mm thick at the terminal. The terminal is 13.0mm long by 8.9mm wide by 3.6mm thick. It weighs 12.4g. The Museum of London Catalogue illustrates similar examples with the ??8?? shaped terminals and describes these as coming from rowel-spurs rather than prick spurs (Ward-Perkins, J.B. 1940 London Museum: Medieval Catalogue HMSO London p. 99). These ??8?? shaped terminals are commonly found on spurs from the 15th to 17th centuries. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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