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Pair of Rowel Spurs

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of Rowel Spurs by artist. Two silver-colored spurs with a rowel, which is a wheel with pointed spokes, at the end. The spurs have a curved heel band and a neck that extends into a shank with a rowel. Rowels are star-shaped. The spurs have an engraved design on the outside of the heel band. The spur on the top is angled to the right and the spur on the bottom is angled to the left. The background is gray. The spurs are positioned on a flat surface. The rowels have a ball in the center.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1600
Medium:
Iron alloy, tin
Culture:
German
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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