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Description: | A cast copper alloy spur fragment with traces of gilding remaining. The fragment consists of the rowel box and a section of each side. The neck and rowel box together measure 22.15mm in length. The rowel box is slightly bent and very corroded. The neck is oval in section, with two moulded bands running around the circumference. There are traces of gilding in the space between the bands.The sides measure 15.66mm and 30.05mm respectively. Tiny traces of gilded decoration in the form of oblique and transverse lines are visible on the outer surface. The metal surface of the object is very corroded, and mid greyish green in colour. All the breaks are worn. Spurs of this type date to the medieval period.
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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