490922 Pricked spur (steel) by Spanish School, (13th century); 19x8.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: The spur was an essential part of the knight\'s equipment. Fastened to his heels by means of straps and buckles, it was used to prod a horse into action. This example represents the oldest type recorded, the \'pricked\' spur, so-called because its neck terminated in a spike. The pricked spur was replaced during the Middle Ages by the \'rowel\' spur, with a rotating spiked wheel.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; Spanish, out of copyright.