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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Post Medieval rowel spur, probably dating to c. 17th century AD. The remains of the rowel spur consists of the neck, rowel box and a short length of each of the two sides or arms. The rowel and terminals no longer survive. The neck is circular in cross-section with a central slot for the rowel and a piercing at either end of the flared rowel box. Traces of iron corrosion are present over the surface of the rowel box and the slot, suggesting that the rowel was composed of iron. 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. The remains measure approximately 65 mm long, 60 mm wide, 4.1 mm thick and weighs 24.5 grams. Similar examples are illustrated in Read 2001, p. 65.
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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