File:KENT-8E479A, Medieval prick spur (FindID 628294).jpg

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KENT-8E479A: Medieval prick spur
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Kent County Council, Jen Jackson, 2014-07-18 10:11:34
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KENT-8E479A: Medieval prick spur
Description
English: An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy prick spur (c. 1250-c. 1350).The goad, neck and part of each of the sides have survived. The sides are sub-oval in cross-section and the neck is lozenge shaped in cross-section. The goad is a square-based pyramid shape. The spur is 26.3mm long, 11mm wide, 2.3mm thick and weighs 19.5 grams.
A similar spur has been published: Ellis 1995: 133, fig. 90, ref: 321, in Clarke (eds.) and dated 1250-1350.

There are similar prick spurs illustrated in Prick Spurs 700-1700 (Ellis 2002. Finds Research Group).

Other examples can be seen in the London Museum Medieval Catalogue Ward Perkins 1940), pages 94-112. Here the style of goad is classified as type point 8.


Similar spurs have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: DENO-24A4F2; ESS-026E5; HESH-B1DC96; LIN-138C14, NLM-D00612; SF-1C3AC3; SUR-454604; SUR-911CD3 and SWYOR-21A640.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date MEDIEVAL
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FindID: 628294
Old ref: KENT-8E479A
Filename: KENT-8E479A.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/477124
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/477124/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
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