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Description: | An incomplete fragment of a cast copper alloy rowel spur of probable medieval date; 1250-1400 AD. The spur consists of the rear part of the spur; rowel box, neck, part of the two sides (arms). The spur is irregular in plan (broadly Y shaped) and cross section. It measures 35.2mm length, 39.2mm width, is 16.7mm thick (maximum), and weighs 24.5 grams.
The rowel from the spur is missing. The terminal of the rowel box is broken and missing. The rowel box and neck of the spur are sub-rectangular (but slightly stumpy) in plan and cross section. The neck is also slightly bowed (concave) in profile. The sides of the neck taper from the crest (where the two side arms meet) and then flare toward the terminal of the rowel box. This measures 8.1mm in length, 13.45mm maximum width and 8mm thick. The rowel box is formed by an area being cut from the neck of the neck of the spur. The crest of the spur is large and well cast. Both the sides (arms) of the spur taper toward the terminals (now missing) and are both sub rectangular (D shaped) in cross section. They have a maximum width of 13mm and a maximum thickness of 8.4mm at the crest of the spur and a maximum width of 8mm and a maximum thickness of 5mm at the broken edge.
The spur is a mid - dark green colour with an even patina that covers most surfaces of the spur. Several areas of the spur have been abraded in the plough soil. The breaks are all relatively old as a patina has developed over them. There are also several areas of active light green powdery corrosion present. These are situated in the areas which have seen the most abrasion. Similar parallels to this type of spur can be seen in The Medieval Horse and its Equipment (London 1995) pages 136 - 147. The closest parallel to this spur is example 329 which is dated to the period 1300-1340. This has a similar high cast crest. A larger time period has been suggested for this example because of variations of fashions in the localities. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1250
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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