A PAIR OF GOLD-INLAID STEEL SPURS
Possibly North Africa, Ottoman Provinces, 18th century

Of typical shape, the steel yokes thin and shaped as a narrow horseshoe, the neck with a gold-inlaid circular medallion, engraved with a Mamluk-inspired interwoven geometric motif, the centre with a long sharp spike also gilt and engraved with rosettes and chevrons, the red-dyed cotton heel band possibly a later addition, 26.8cm long.