Medieval spurs from the fund of the National Archaeological Institute with Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria
Medieval spurs from the fund of the National Archaeological Institute with Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria

Summary/Abstract: This work is dedicated to eleven spurs kept in the fund of the National Archaeological Institute with Museum in Sofia (NAIM BAS-Sofia). They are deposited in the museum’s fund as purchases or donations, so in most cases they cannot be linked to a secure context. They are representatives of the two main classes among the spurs, according to their working part, namely those with a spike and a rowel. The spurs with a spike are represented by only one specimen (ill. 1, cat. № 1). The spur dates back to the period of the 10th-11th century. The other ten artifacts discussed in this paper are spurs with rowels (ill. 2-11, cat. № 2-11). They cover the chronological period from the middle of the 13th to the beginning of the 17th century.

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