Tinned iron prick spur, lotus like design below prick, and rosettes round rivets at boot end

Details

• Title

  Tinned iron prick spur, lotus like design below prick, and rosettes round rivets at boot end

• Associated people

  A. D. Passmore (1877 - 1958) (field collector)

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Wiltshire › Slaughterford (find spot)

• Date

  10th - 11th century (AD 901 - 1100)
  Saxo-Norman Period (Britain) (AD 850 - 1150)

• Material and technique

  iron, tinned

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron

• Technique index

  covered › metallized › tinned

• Object type

  animal equipment › equestrian equipment › prick-spur

• Dimensions

  19.8 cm (length)
  2 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mr. A.D. Passmore, 1955.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 41 | England 400 - 1600

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1955.398

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