Record ID: IOW-D06105 - MEDIEVAL spur

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SPUR

Unique ID: IOW-D06105

A cast copper-alloy Late Medieval to post-Medieval spur fragment 1400-1700).

This fragment consists of one terminal and a portion of the side which has an old transverse break. The terminal and portion of the side are convex or moulded on the outer face and completely flat on the inner face. Two sub-circular perforations in figure-8 form are for the attachment of buckles. One loop, closest to the arm, is slightly off-set and the other loop is at the end of a small curve. Between each perforation there is an oblique decorative groove.

This spur fragment is corroded and has superficial copper-alloy corrosion products on both faces. There are traces of a mid-brown patina on each face.

32.4 x 28.6 x 2.8mm. Weight: 4.50g.

The Museum of London Catalogue illustrates similar examples with figure-8 shaped terminals and these are described as coming from rowel-spurs rather than prick spurs (Ward-Perkins 1940: 99). These figure-8 shaped terminals are commonly found on spurs from the 15th to 17th centuries.

Class: Rowel

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Exactly AD 1400
Date to: Exactly AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Length: 32.4 mm
Width: 28.6 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 4.5 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Isle Of Wight
District: Isle Of Wight
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mr Frank Basford - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Frank Basford - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2010-1-331

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