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Description: | Medieval or post medieval horseshoe; incomplete wrought iron horseshoe of probable late medieval or post medieval date (c.1350-1700). The shoe has a wide web but reasonably narrow span. The interior profile comes to a point at the toe, which is quite common in shoes of this period, especially those slightly narrower shoes intended for the rear hoof. There is no ??calkin?? or heel at the end of the complete side (the other side being broken off before the heel). Three nails can be seen remaining in situ, the spacing suggesting that there would have been a fourth between them. The corrosion of the metal has completely disguised any further remaining nail holes. Clark confirms that any closer dating of shoes of this period is not currently possible.
Length 100mm, width (span) c.98mm, width (max of individual sides, next to apex) 33.6mm, thickness 7.6mm, weight 140.4g
Ref: Clark ??Finds Research Group datasheet 4 : Medieval horseshoes?? | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rohde, Anja | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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