English: A near complete but highly distorted cast copper alloy prick spur of probable medieval date, 1150-1350 AD. One of the sides (arms) of the spur is complete, being folded back upon itself, whilst the other is broken near the terminal. In plan the spur is irregular being broadly T shaped (originally Y shaped with the two arms forming an angular U). The goad (or prick) of the spur is complete and broadly sub triangular in plan, being an irregular 4 sided pyramid in shape, the cross section is an irregular lozenge. From the mid-point of the goad it tapers into a relatively long bar, neck, which expands slightly along its length. The neck joins the upper part of the crest of the spur (where the two side arms meet) at an angle of approximately 30º. The neck has a faceted oval cross section. The goad projects 46.9mm and is 14.4mm wide and 15.1mm thick. The neck measures 4.6mm wide and 5.7mm thick. The crest of the spur is relatively small and the two sides (arms) sweep and taper from a central point towards their terminal / broken end. Both arms are D shaped in cross section and have a maximum width of 3.5mm and thickness of 7.8mm. The extant terminal present on one arm / side is very small; it expands into a slight figure-of-eight shape, one of the rivet holes is broken, the other contains the remains of a small dome-headed copper alloy rivet. The terminal measures 7.0mm width and is 2.0mm thick, the rivet hole has an internal diameter 2.2mm.

The spur is undecorated and shows no areas of applied surface, such as gilding. The spur is a mid purplish brown colour with an uneven patina that covers most surfaces. Much of the spur has been abraded in the soil. All the breaks in the spur are relatively abraded. There are also several small areas of active corrosion present. Similar parallels to this spur can be seen in The Medieval Horse and its Equipment (London 1995) pages 138 - 147. Other examples can be seen in the London Museum Medieval Catalogue pages 94-112. Here the style of goad is classified as type / point 8 and the terminal as B ii. A close parallels can be seen in figure 31 example 3 (C 1219) an iron prick spur dated to the late 13th century from Upper Thames Street, London. There are also several other examples in Ellis Prick Spurs 700-1700 all dated to the late 12th or 13th centuries all made from iron examples 15-17. The survival of this copper alloy form is relatively rare.

The maximum width of the spur fragment is 140.4mm, and the maximum length is 94.3mm and the maximum thickness (excluding the goad) is across the neck being 9.2mm. The spur fragments weigh 36.19 grams.