Rowel Spur (Right)
Unknown
ca. 1630–60 · Iron alloy · Arms and Armor
Despite its simple shape this spur is skillfully chiseled all over with a rope motif giving it a particularly sculptural aspect. Necks bent at an angle like this were popular in Europe between 1630 and 1660.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1630–60
- Medium
- Iron alloy
- Culture
- German
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
