DOR-9E2064: 9E2064. Early post-medieval rowel spur.

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SPUR

Unique ID: DOR-9E2064

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy rowel spur (the rowel is missing). The sides are slightly curving outwards and upwards and have a D-shaped cross section. They taper slightly towards the expanded figure of eight terminals which are joined a one of the loops and project downwards at an obtuse angle. The neck is short an has a waisted shape and circular cross-section. There is a girth groove before the aperture of the rowel box. The sides of the rowel box are D-sectioned and taper towards the expanded, rounded terminals. The terminals have a circular hole to accomodate the iron axis bar where the rowel would have been attached. Date: Early Post medieval - mid 17th century (David Williams, pers comm) Dimensions: 150.17 mm x 60.48 mm x 10.06 mm Weight: 35.53 g

Class: Rowel spur

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1600
Date to: AD 1699

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 150.17 mm
Width: 60.48 mm
Thickness: 10.06 mm
Weight: 35.53 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Winterbourne Abbas (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SY6190
Four figure Latitude: 50.70831844
Four figure longitude: -2.55368993
1:25K map: SY6190
1:10K map: SY60SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: DOR
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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