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Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
CIRCA 1030-1100 A.D.
2 1/8 in. (28.9 grams, 55 mm).
The T-shaped body with remains of the iron core, each of the arms with a series of three transverse ridges, the shaft with moulded Urnes style zoomorphic decoration comprising scrolling tendrils running down either side, each running up to a coiled projection on either side of the head, possibly depicting ears or horns. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Mundford, Breckland, Norfolk, UK, by R.Humphrys.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.NMS-524F67.
PUBLISHED:
Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.NMS-524F67.
LITERATURE:
See for similar spurs in PAS, nos. GLO-961A93, WILT-E1CDD0, BH-A1AFD3, SUR-301C41, SUR-C715A1; see also Williams, D., 'Two Late Saxon spur fragments from Sussex and Hampshire' in Medieval archaeology: Journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology, 2002, no.46, pp.115-117.
FOOTNOTES:
Artefacts such as these are dated to the 11th century and are thought to be Viking in origin, but were widely used by the Anglo-Scandinavians and remained a legacy for the Anglo-Saxon cavalry. Spurs of this type were used probably by the Saxons at the battle of Hastings in 1066.
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