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Description: | An iron horseshoe of probable 14th or 15th century AD date (London Museum, 1967, p.113). The object as a whole is roughly U-shaped and is widest towards the toe, narrowing at the heel, where there is a slightly upturned calkin. The bearing surface slopes inwards slightly from the outer edge of the shoe and there are four rectangular nail holes on each side, located on the quarter and heel sections. Two of these holes contain remnants of iron nails.The object is heavily corroded. It measures 107.5mm long by 117mm wide and 1.7mm thick. It weighs 201.26g.
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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