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Description: | A cast copper alloy spur fragment. One terminal and a portion of the arm remains of the spur, the rest is lost due to an old break. The arm is oval shaped in section and has an old break at one end. The complete terminal has three overlapping loops, the middle is smaller than the upper and lower and unlike them shows no signs if wear. There are incised lines between the loops and between the upper loop and the arm. The arm protrudes in line with the middle of the upper loop. There is a small projecting knop off the lower loop on the opposite side from the arm, possible a casting sprue. It measures 40.9mm long by 25.1mm wide and 4.0mm thick. It weighs 7.40grams. While '8' shaped terminals are commonly found on spurs from the 15th to 17th centuries, those with an extra, small hole, are thought to date towards the end of this range in the early 17th century.
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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