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Description: | A gilded copper alloy rowel from a spur. The rowel is has five points and has raised radiating bands between each pair of points. Iron corrosion in the centre is all that is left of the axle and housing. In the medieval period the use of gilding on spurs was used to indicate a man's status as a knight. Compare LIN-598791. This object was found near Towton Battlefield, so it may date from 1461.
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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