Prick spur

Details

• Title

  Prick spur

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › North Yorkshire › York (find spot)

• Date

  Viking Age (Britain) (AD 750 - 1066)

• 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

  8.5 cm (width)
  15 cm (length)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mr. W.C. Hills, 1961.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 41 | England 400 - 1600

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1961.423

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