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Description: | One point of a medieval spur rowel. The point is copper-alloy and would have belonged to a star rowel - one with separate points that join in the centre. The point is decorated with an incised band at 15 mm down its length. From here there is a slight step before the point starts to taper. Part of a loop remains at the end at which the point was attached to the rest of the rowel. This appears to be a part of the style of the rowel as opposed to how it was attached to the spur. The point measures 37.5 mm in length, suggesting that the spur rowel would have measured in the region of 80 mm in diameter. This large diameter suggests that the spur dates to the 13th or 14th centuries. For other examples of spur rowels see Clark 1995, "The Medieval Horse and its Equipment", 124 - 156.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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