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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy rowel spur, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (15th to 17th Centuries AD).Approximately 25% of the rowel spur is present, consisting of the rowel box and the rowel. The arms are missing, presumably lost in antiquity.The rowel is a five pointed star shape, with the spokes having a lozenge shaped cross section, due to the edges being bevelled. The rowel is still held in position between the arms of the rowel box. The rowel box is complete, consisting of two arms and an iron axis bar. The iron axis bar is located in the centre of the rowel and is responsible for holding the rowel in position between the arms of the rowel box. Each arm is sub rectangular in plan, with a D shaped section. Two decorative vertical ridges are present, one at the junction between the two arms and one is located two thirds of the way down the length of the arm, close to the rowel. An ovoid (egg shaped) neck is present, which would have joined the rowel box to the arms of the spur.The rowel spur fragment measures 49.0 mm in length, 9.7 mm thick and 29.3 mm wide. The rowel has a diameter of 30.7 mm. It weighs 20.2 g.The rowel spur is a mid brown colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.Rowel spurs of this style are considered to be Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval in dating (15th to 17th Centuries AD).
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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