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ROWEL SPUR
Unique ID: PUBLIC-7CFE1F
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy post Medieval spur rowel with eight triangular points, four of which have been shortened in antiquity, probably through wear or impact. Five triangular points have an incised line running mid-section along the point from tip to centre on both sides. The rowel is slightly convex on one side and concave on the other in profile. The rowel patina is dark brown in colour, with remains of dark red pigment visible on both sides. On the convex side on one of the triangular points a small area of gilding is visible. The central hole for the axis spindle is 3.8mm in diameter. The rowel measures 35.75mm in diameter at its widest point, and 3.25mm thick at its deepest point, and is 2.63 grams.
Class: Rowel
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.25 mm
Weight: 2.63 g
Diameter: 35.75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th May 2021 - Sunday 30th May 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: South Derbyshire (District)
To be known as: Cauldwell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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