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SPUR
Unique ID: ESS-CA76B7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Damaged and incomplete Post Medieval (17th century) cast copper alloy rowel spur. Drooped box with two parallel holes which would have been used to secure the rowel. It has a spherical terminal. There is possibly some iron corrosion adhering to the surface of the fragment.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st September 2010
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Other reference: Via email
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Uttlesford (District)
Parish or ward: Thaxted (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL6130
Four figure Latitude: 51.945203
Four figure longitude: 0.34103
1:25K map: TL6130
1:10K map: TL63SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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