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Description: | An incompletecopper alloy rowel spur, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD 1700).Around 50% of the spur is present, consisting of the neck, rowel box and half of both arms. The rowel and terminals are no longer present, presumably lost in antiquity.The neck is sub circular in section with a central slot for the rowel and a piercing at either end of the flared rowel box. This piercing contains the remnants of the iron axis pin. The neck attaches to the spur proper where the two sides, which are D-shaped in section, meet. The arms curve away from the neck and terminate in worn breaks.It measures 74.2 mm in length, 66.1 mm wide and 14.1 mm thick. It weighs 42.8 g.The spur is a mid brown colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.A similar rowel spur has been recorded on the PAS database as YORYM-9E78F1 and WMID-D9BEF6. Both are considered to be Post Medieval in dating (AD 1500 to AD 1700).
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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