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Pair of Rowel Spurs

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of Rowel Spurs by Artist. Two gold-colored spurs with star-shaped rowels at the end of long, thin, textured shafts. The spurs have a decorative design on the neck and the heel, with a small crown shaped feature at the top. The rowels have eight points. The spurs are lying on their sides, with the rowels on the right side and the straps on the left. The spurs are on a white background.

Artwork details

Date:
15th century
Medium:
Copper alloy, gold
Culture:
German
Dimensions:
599 × 360 px
Museum record:
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