A copper-alloy prick spur found near Skendleby, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0
A copper-alloy prick spur found near Skendleby, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Prick Spur (LIN-DC6E82)

A copper-alloy prick spur found near Skendleby, Lincolnshire

Early spurs had a neck that ended in a point, called a prick, riveted to the heel band. This object is a fragment of the prick and is cylindrical in section. It  is broken at the lowest point where it divides into two arms. There is a hollow shaft above leading into two decorative crescent-shaped arms, one arching over the other. Each arm is longitudinally ribbed. The very top of the object is also pierced, allowing something to pass vertically through the entire object.

Object Type

Stirrup

Date

circa 1000 — 1100

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, copper_alloy, Horses, Lincolnshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, prick_spur

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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