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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Anglo-Scandinavian (AD c. 1050-1125) Urnes style prick spur. Overall, the spur measures 34.8mm long, 15.6mm wide and 7.8mm thick. It weighs 11.19g. The spur encloses an iron fragment, which projects slightly from either end. The spur has zoomorphic decoration consisting of a beast's head with bulging elongated eyes, long ears or crests and an open mouth, from which projects the point of the iron goad. Two tendrils curl back and down from the nose, one on each side of the face, meeting in the middle on the reverse. They project outwards and backwards, and a hole has been drilled through to form a loop. Another tendril curls from the base of the chin down and backwards, with a hole drilled to create a second loop.A small number of similar prick spurs have been recorded on the database: GLO-961A93, SUR-C715A1.Williams, David. "Two Late Saxon spur fragments from Sussex and Hampshire."Medieval archaeology: Journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology46 (2002): 115-117.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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