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Description: | A cast copper alloy spur. Only the heel and rowel protrusion remain of the spur, the arms are broken, but not recently as the patina covers these terminals. The arms have a slender 'D' shaped section, and in plan the arms form a 'C' shape. Integral to the apex on the exterior is a protrusion which originally held the rowel. This protrusion is moulded with two collars at the junction of the arms. The terminal of the protrusion is divided into a slot whose terminals bend towards each other. The surface of the spur has a mottled dark green patina. It measures 42.27mm long from the terminal arm to the terminal of the rowel element, and is 41.8mm wide from each broken arm. It weighs 13.3g. Ellis (1993 'The Medieval and Post Medieval Objects' in Ellis, P. (ed.) Beeston Castle, Cheshire: Excavations by Lawrence Keen and Peter Hough, 1968-85 English Heritage) illustrates two spurs with moulded decoration on the terminals, Nos. 2 and 3 and these are dated to the 17th century. This is a possibility for the recorded example, but without the arm terminals, the date cannot be confirmed.
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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