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Description: | Part of a wrought iron horseshoe, probably of medieval or post medieval date, AD1200-1700. The shoe is highly corroded and no evidence of nail holes can be seen. There does not appear to be a calkin (suggsting a later Medieval date onwards) nor evidence of clips or fullering (Post Medieval innovations). The sides of the shoe do not bulge round the holes, and the webb is 30mm wide, making the shoe most similar to Museum of London types 3 or 4. These are more commonly found from 1200 onwards. There seems to be wear or damage to the toe. With only half the shoe surviving, the overall shape cannot be assessed, but as there is no correlation between the size of the hoof and the size of the horse, this is not a major problem. See "The Medieval Horse and its equipment", edited by John Clark. As the horseshoe was found on Marston Moor, it is perhaps more likely that the shoe dates from 1644. It is 116mm long, 58.5mm wide and 16.5mm thick. It weighs 91.8gm.
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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