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LOT 1455
Medieval 'Published' Iron Spur Collection
CIRCA 13TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 - 6 1/2 in. (280 grams total, 13.2-16.5 cm).
Comprising: a rowel spur of early 13th century date with short neck; a 14th century U-shaped rowel spur with straight neck, five star rowel and squared terminals with fittings and a buckle; a 17th century drop neck spur with multi-pointed rowel, the arched body decorated with transversal lines and bilobate terminals. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Published
Bailey, G., Detector finds 5, Witham, 2002, fig.4, p.32, for the 13th century spur.
Literature
Cf. Bailey, G., Detector finds, Witham, 1999, pp.93-95, for similar examples of Medieval spurs.
Footnotes
By the late 13th century A.D., rowel spurs in the West had virtually replaced the old single prick point type spur. The rowel spurs were more effective as a goad and at the same time less damaging to the flank of the horse.
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
