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Record ID: ESS-83A81A
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Near complete copper-alloy prick spur of Early Medieval date, likely dating to c. AD 750-900.
The item is cruciform in shape, with two longer projecting terminals or spur bands, that cross two smaller lengths at the centre, where there is a pyramidal pointed projection, or the 'prick' portion of the spur. The item is 'D' shaped in section, with the underside being flat. The longer terminals are curved downward, and there is a curve also in the smaller terminals, in order to accommodate the shape of the heel when worn.
The terminals or spur bands all feature moulded relief de…
Created on: Wednesday 24th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 16th November 2020
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Record ID: ESS-57E516
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy goad from a prick spur, of late early-medieval date (11th century). The item is sub-cylindrical and hollow, with a flat underside. The entire length of the cylindrical shaft contains iron, suggesting the item had an iron core with an copper-alloy outer surface. One end is broken, with only a small fragment of edge surviving. The rest of the iron spur is missing.
The other end has moulded relief decoration in the shape of an Urnes-style animal. Corrosion has made it hard to read, but on clearer examples (notably WILT-E1CDD0) the motif is clearly a beast's head with bulg…
Created on: Monday 4th December 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th June 2018
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