File:669 Early Medieval Prick spur left side (FindID 108117).jpg

English: Cast, copper alloy Prick spur with an iron core, length 40mm, width 8mm, and height 10mm. There is an animal facemask on the first half comprising of oval mouth with upwards raised, almost pouting/snarling lips 8mm high, 5mm wide. The terminal is an iron tip that projects from the mouth, this is pointed but heavily corroded 5mm long. Behind the lips the circumference narrows before expanding again to large oval eyes that have a curved eyebrow above each, behind this are large raised semioval ears. Under the face is a low triangular projection with recessed sides. Behind the ears the is a step down to the stem which is long, slender with a oval cross section that gently expands to the butt. The butt is encrusted with iron corrosion. There is a slot 10mm running from the back end along down the top of the shaft , this is also encrusted with iron corrosion. The artefact is corroded resulting in its original surface being striped away leaving a greenish brown and pitted surface. The iron section is very heavily corroded resulting in a orange encrusted surface. The style of the decoration is the Viking art style Urnes. Artefacts such as these are dated to the 11th century and are thought to be Viking in origin

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