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Description: | Post medieval cast copper alloy spur fragment. One terminal and a small fragment of the side remains of the spur, the rest is lost due to an old break. The remaining side fragment is D-shaped in section with a flat back and convex front; the terminal is flat with a rounded outer edge. The terminal is in the form of three broadly circular sections; two smaller outer circles flanking a larger, more protruding circular section. There are incised lines dividing each section. This is attached to the side of the spur on a rough 90 degree angle by the lower section. This section is slightly wider than the side of the spur producing a stepped shoulder on which is an incised vertical line. There is a projecting knop out the outer edge between the top and middle sections. Each circular section has a circular hole in the centre for attaching the spur to the foot via leather straps which no longer survive. The back is plain. It measures 27.5mm long by 23.8mm wide and 3.1mm thick. It weighs 4.94g.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 and SOM-CFD616 on this database are similar to this example.
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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