Pair of Rowel Spurs

Medium

Iron alloy, leather, possibly tin

Dimensions

L. of each 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. of each 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Diam. of each rowel 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. of each 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Spurs

Culture

German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1724a, b