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Description: | A fragment of a rowel spur probably dating from the Post Medieval period, probably the 17th century. It consists of two sections of a divided, copper alloy neck and a rowel of six points.The outer ends of the neck are pierced to take a copper alloy pin on which the rowel is mounted; this pin remains in place. The outer sides of the neck are decorated with shallow, diagonal grooves which give the effect of twisted wire (barley twist). The points of the rowel are cast into a similar spiral effect design, like a narwhal tusk. All the elements appear to be made of copper alloy and have a green brown patina, but both the supporting arsm and the rowel give a weak magnetic response and there is some ferrous corrosion. The fragment is 44.6mm long, 35mm wide and 13.2mm thick. It weighs 15.52gm.Rowel spurs are illustrated in Clark, 1995, The Medieval Horse and its Equipment, pages 135-138, and date from the late 13th century onwards. Bailey (Detector Finds) notes that they continued in use until the 19th century, but that there was a fashion for decorated rowels in the 17th century. Compare ESS-9290E8 which has a similar decorative effect on the arms of the spur.
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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