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LOT 1389
Norman Iron Prick Spur
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (52 grams, 12 cm).
With abruptly curved arms ending in two loops, the prick with biconvex bulb. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Romisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseum Mainz (RGZM), Das Reich der Salier, 1024-1125, Sigmaringen, 1992, pp.86-87, fig.33b, Vitrine 14, for similar spur.
FootnotesThe spur belongs to Western specimens of the 12th century, with more or less strongly curved spurs and short, strong, lowered spikes, whereby the majority of the spurs already have loops instead of rivet plates.
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