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Rowel Spur

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a dark brown metal object with a spiked wheel. It consists of a flat plate with two screw holes and a curved piece attached to it. The curved piece forms a loop and has a spiked wheel on one end. The plate is triangular, wider at the bottom than at the top, and has rounded edges. Two small holes are visible on the plate, one near the top and one near the bottom. The background of the image is a plain gray surface. The object is titled "Rowel Spur" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Iron alloy
Culture:
German or Italian
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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