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Description: | Post medieval cast copper alloy spur fragment. One terminal and a portion of the attached side remains of the spur, the rest is lost due to an old break. The side is D shaped in section with a flatter inner side and has an old break at the end. The flat terminal originally has three overlapping loops, the middle hole has broken through leaving two loops joined by a curved piece. The side is joined to the upper loop with the others projecting from this at about 120 degrees. There are slight collars defined by incised lines between the loops and between the upper loop and the side. The holes in the loops are worn into ovals. It measures 91.1mm long by 21.2mm wide and 3.4mm thick. It weighs 15.74 grams.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 17th century. SUSS-013371 on this databse is similar but the middle section of the terminal is complete.
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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