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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy spur of post-medieval date (17th century). The terminal take an oblique figure-of-eight form with central hole; this has broken through at the outermost part. In the other end the arm has a flat oval cross-section and curves gradually to the point where it has broken. The fragment measures 76.3mm by 17.6mm, by 3.4mm thick, and and weighs 9.70g. It is highly corroded, with light-green and off-white corrosion product covering a red-brown metal. The arm has been bent upwards at a 45 degree angle before being broken. A similar fragmenatry spur can be found illustrated in Read (1995, 157; no. 1061).
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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