Riding spur

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Riding spur

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.14

Description

Riding Spur

Use

Spurs were used to help the rider direct the horse, and to help the horse keep the pace set by the rider.

Context

Found in Germany

Collection

HvG

Category

Cavalry Equipment

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Holger von Grawert

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano Germanic

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Spur

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tack, Animal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Land Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

spur straps

Material

Bronze

Color

Green, Tan

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

From the Limes near Butzbach 1977

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Soldiers controlled their horses with spurs, along with the reins, his legs and his voice. In the thick of battle, he needed his mount to respond fast to his command.