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Description: | The cast copper-alloy terminal of a post-medieval spur (c. 17th century). The spur is broadly triangular in cross-section with an offset, moulded oblique double-looped terminal; the lower surface is flat. The central ridge on the arm is decorated with transverse nicks along its length. The faceted sides are decorated with finely punched annulets within which gilding survives. Within the 'external' loop is a corroded iron studded teardrop shaped attachment with bent looped terminal, with a raised circular shaped stud terminal in copper alloy. Read (1995, 157; ref. 1055) dates a fragment of similar form to about the 17th century. The spur has a red-brown colour with areas of light-green and of-white corrosion product.
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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