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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy spur rowel of probable Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1500 - c. AD 1800) with part of the rowel box attached. Maximum diameter: 35.6mm, thickness excluding box: 3.4mm, including box: 7.9mm, weight: 7.11g. The rowel is star-shaped. It has five points, with ends that are corroded or broken; the longests, and possibly complete arm is 12.3mm long. 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. There is a mass of iron corrosion in the centre which formed the iron bar on shich it rotated. The box arm is D shaped in section with a flat back and a circular domed terminal with central piecing. There is no sign of any decoration or surface treatment. The object is largely corroded overall and a dull pale red-brown colour. Similar rowels are recorded on the database e.g. IOW-A0C465
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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