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Description: | A complete Medieval or Post Medieval copper-alloy star-shaped spur rowel, dating to c.AD 1300-1700. The rowel has eight spokes which are hexagonal in cross-section and each narrow to a point. There is a large circular hole (diameter c.4mm) at the centre. The metal is a dark-grey colour with small areas of corrosion.The rowel has a maximum diameter of 32.0mm, is 3.4mm thick and weighs 5.71g.Similar star-shaped spur rowels are published in Read (2001), p.60-61, fig.42, in particular no.513. To these the author gives a broad date of 14th to 17th Century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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