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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy and gilded spur rowel of probable Medieval to Post-Medieval date (c. 1350-c. 1700). Maximum diameter: 41.2mm and maximum thickness, at the centre: 3.2mm. Weight: 9.74g.The rowel is star-shaped. It has five points, all of the same appearance and each having a length of about 15.0mm. Between each point there is a narrow linear moulding which projects beyond the edge slightly to form a minor knop. The rowel is slightly convex on both faces. A circular hole at the centre is about 2.3mm in diameter and accommodated a bar to enable the rowel to revolve within the rowel box. The inner face of the hole has a thick deposit of iron corrosion, indicating that the bar was composed of iron. Both faces of each point are decorated along its longitudinal centre-line with punched crescent-shaped marks.The object has a patchy dark green patina but where the patina is lost the underlying metal is a dull reddish crimson colour. Minute flecks of gilding are visible under magnification.
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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