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Description: | A cast copper alloy spur, dating to the 15th century AD. The spur survives complete, apart from the rowel and the terminals. The sides are angled, with a prominent, pointed crest, but are now bent out of their original shape. They are oval in section. The outer surfaces of the sides are decorated with a series of incised vertical lines at the angles. The neck has a biconvex section. It extends from the base of the crest and measures 64.41mm in length, including the rowel box. The prongs are triangular in section, and are spaced widely apart to accommodate a large rowel. The terminals are circular and filled with copper alloy corrosion product. The object is worn and pitted, and much of the original surface has been lost. The breaks are also very worn. It has a patchy mid green and brown patina. A similar spur, made of iron, is categorised as type B2, in the London Museum Medieval Catalogue, page 110, ref A4971 | 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: | 1400
1550 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Liz Walker | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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