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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy possibly Early-Medieval to Medieval (950-1400) possible prick spur missing all but the goad. It is in the shape of an irregular four-sided pyramid, with a near-flat base measuring 23.80mm x 22.40mm. The base has a sub-circular perforation which reveals that the object is hollow (though with thick walls). The side faces of the pyramid are slightly concave as they extend upwards to the point. One face has an indentation about half way up it with a small perforation through it suggesting that there may have been a larger hole there. Similarly there may have been another hole at the point where there is another indentation. The artefact is 16.65mm in height and weighs 19.42g.For parallels see NARC-A60DE4 and SUSS-315F67.Similar objects (albeit made of iron rather than copper-alloy) can be seen in Read, 2001, no.496 and Blanche, Finds Research Group AD700-1700, Datasheet 30, Nos 14-18. Read suggests a date range of late-10th-13th century, while Blanche suggests dates ranging from 1080 to the 13th century.
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