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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy rowel spur (the rowel is missing). The sides are slightly curving outwards and upwards and have a D-shaped cross section. They taper slightly towards the expanded figure of eight terminals which are joined a one of the loops and project downwards at an obtuse angle. The neck is short an has a waisted shape and circular cross-section. There is a girth groove before the aperture of the rowel box. The sides of the rowel box are D-sectioned and taper towards the expanded, rounded terminals. The terminals have a circular hole to accomodate the iron axis bar where the rowel would have been attached.Date: Early Post medieval - mid 17th century (David Williams, pers comm)Dimensions: 150.17 mm x 60.48 mm x 10.06 mmWeight: 35.53 g
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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