尖刺（左） - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	尖刺（左）
品名（英）	Prick Spur (Left)
入馆年号	1942年，42.50.250
策展部门	武器和盔甲（Arms and Armor）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1201 - 公元 1300
创作地区	原产国: 波兰, 东普鲁士, 多尔干（Country of Origin: Poland, East Prussia, Dolkheim）
分类	马术装备马刺（Equestrian Equipment-Spurs）
尺寸	长 5 3/4 英寸 (14.6 厘米); 宽 2 5/8 英寸 (6.7 厘米); 重 2.7 盎司 (76.5 g)
介绍（中）	带有铰接分支的中世纪马刺非常罕见，通常在中欧和东欧发现。有关节的树枝是为了更好地调整脚距。丁坝的其余部分与13世纪欧洲更常见的例子相同。在这个例子中，关节在20世纪已经修复，所以现在很难知道分支最初是否是铰接的刺突是第一种被发明的刺突，它由山羊或刺组成，或多或少是尖的，连接到侧臂或足跟板上。刺马刺是中世纪使用的主要马刺类型，直到14世纪中叶，它们才被一个世纪前出现在欧洲的罗纹马刺所取代。由于骑士的地位与他的马密切相关，马刺成为骑士精神的象征之一，也是他被封为骑士期间的象征之一。
介绍（英）	Medieval spurs with articulated branches are very rare, and usually found in Central and Eastern Europe. The articulated branch was meant to adjust the spur better to the foot. The rest of the spur is identical to more regular 13th-century European examples. On this example the joint has been restored in the 20th century, so it is now difficult to know if the branch was originally articulated or not. 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. Prick spurs were the main type of spurs used in the Middle Ages until the mid-14th century, when they were supplanted by rowel spurs, which appeared in Europe a century before and with which they had cohabitated for a time. As a knight’s status was closely related to his horse, spurs became one of the symbols of chivalry, and one of the tokens given to him during his knighting.