尖刺刺 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	尖刺刺
品名（英）	Prick Spur
入馆年号	1921年，21.183.4
策展部门	武器和盔甲（Arms and Armor）
创作者
创作年份	公元 101 - 公元 400
创作地区	据说发现于: 大不列颠联合王国, 伦敦（Said to be found in: United Kingdom, London）
分类	马术装备马刺（Equestrian Equipment-Spurs）
尺寸	长 1 3/8 英寸 (3.5 厘米); 宽 2 5/8 英寸 (6.7 厘米); 重 0.7 盎司 (19.8 g)
介绍（中）	这个小青铜马刺是通过连接在两侧按钮上的带子固定在骑手的脚后跟上的（现在不见了）。一条额外的带子穿过鞋跟的钩子（形状像马头），然后绕过脚踝，以确保它不会移动。这种刺由凯尔特人和罗马人的类型演变而来，在公元1世纪至3世纪的罗马高卢语中发现。在英国，相关的本土例子可以追溯到4世纪，马头通常被一个简单的钩子代替在古代，马刺不是成对使用的，而是作为一个单独的配件，只附在一只脚上，通常在左边。公元前2世纪末，希腊一些地区记录了第一对马。它们和今天一样，被用来指挥马前进。刺突是第一种被发明的刺突，它由一个或多或少尖尖的山羊或刺组成，连接到侧臂或足跟板上。最早的马刺可能是附着在脚跟或脚踝后面的简单刺，在它们开始由金属制成之前。
介绍（英）	This small bronze spur was secured to the heel of the rider by means of a strap attached to two side buttons (now missing). An extra strap passed through the heel’s hook (shaped as a horse’s head) before going around the ankle, to be sure that it would not move. Evolved from Celtic and Roman types, this kind of spur is found in Roman Gaul in contexts dated between the 1st and the 3rd century A.D. In Britain, related indigenous examples can be dated from the 4th century, the horse’s head usually replaced by a simple hook. In high antiquity, spurs were not used in pairs, but rather as a single accessory attached to only one of the feet, usually on the left. The first pairs are recorded in some Greek regions in the late 2nd century B.C. They were used, as they are today, for directing a horse to move forwards. The prick spur was the first type of spur to be invented, and it consists of a goad or prick, more or less pointed, connected to side arms or a heel plate. The earliest spurs were probably simple thorns attached at the back of the heel or ankle, before they began to be made out of metal. .