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Description: | An arm fragment from a cast copper-alloy rowel spur of post-medieval date (17th/18th century AD). The arm is curved and is D-shaped in cross-section, tapering in width to one end. Each end of the arm terminates with a break which occurred during antiquity. The external surface is decorated with deeply punched floral and vegetal motifs. This artefact is red-brown in colour with a green patina where survives internally. A similar example which can be found on the database is Webley, R (2013) SOM-A57313 A POST MEDIEVAL SPUR Webpage available at: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/572913.
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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