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SPUR
Unique ID: SF-4D9F21
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Post-Medieval stud attachment for a rowel spur. It has a lozenge-shaped terminal to which is attached a tear-drop shaped stud, fixed by is integral rivet. The attachment has a narrow, hook-shaped terminal at the opposite end, with a narrow transverse collar approximately half way along. The hooked terminal was designed to attach through the loop of a rowel spur terminal. The object measures 29.5mm in length, 8.33mm in width and weighs 2.93g.
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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.5 mm
Width: 8.33 mm
Weight: 2.93 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Rattlesden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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