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Description: | A post-Medieval copper alloy rowel spur, dating from AD 1500 - 1700. It has a D sectioned side with a figure of eight terminal. One side has broken away and is missing. There is a short neck which broadens at the end and is notched to take a ferrous rowel, part of which remains corroded in place. Part of the strap fastening remains in place in one of the terminals. It is in the form of a teardrop shape with two rounded lobes at the upper end of the teardrop where it curves round to pass through the loop of the terminal. There are the remains of an integral rivet on the underside of the teardrop. The remaining portion of the spur has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 75.7mm long, 27.9mm wide and 11.9mm thick. It weighs 26.12gm. The strap fastener is 22.1mm long, 7mm wide and 4.5mm thick.Similar spurs are recorded on the database, see for example references SUR-05AB61, BH-0E26BC and NLM-AB8F3F.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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