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SPUR
Unique ID: IOW-AFE0E6
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy star spur rowel (c. 1600-c. 1660).
This rowel is flat on one face and slightly convex on the other face. It has five evenly spaced 'fleur-de-lis' or trefoil points forming a star shape. At the centre there is a circular hole to accommodate a bar.
The object is light brown with traces of a dark green patina.
Length: 27.4mm; width: 27.1mm; thickness: 3.1mm. Weight: 3.14g.
A comparable rowel has been published and dated 1600-1660 AD (Read 2001: 66, fig. 42, ref: 516).
Similar spur rowels have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: BERK-062A91; CORN-F1C0A8; HAMP-18ABE6; HAMP-D84360; IOW-54DB62; IOW-8B4DF3; IOW-E15541; IOW-EA2EF7; KENT-510FB6; KENT-BD0D97; NARC-7FD271; NMS-20F317; SUSS-D47090 and WILT-09CE83.
Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
Class: rowel
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1660
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.4 mm
Width: 27.1 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 3.14 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-269
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 66, fig. 42 | 516 |
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