Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pricked Spur
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1916.1604
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Iberian; Spanish
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Spain, 13th Century
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Title:
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Pricked Spur
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1200s
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Creation Start Date:
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1200
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Creation End Date:
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1299
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Materials and Techniques:
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steel
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Classification Term:
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Arms and Armor
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 14.9cm x 7.9cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1916.1604
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Thill; Vienna; Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #527.
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Context:
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The spur was an essential part of the knight's equipment. Fastened to his heels by means of straps and buckles, it was used to prod a horse into action. These examples represent the oldest type recorded, the 'pricked' spur, so-called because its neck terminated in a spike. The pricked spur was replaced during the Middle Ages by the 'rowel' spur, with a rotating spiked wheel. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020012.tif
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