spora

spora, m.n: a spur. (SPOR-ah / ˈspɔ-ra)

Metal object with a rounded point shaped like a man holding a drinking horn while sitting on a horse.
Possibly a long goad from a prick spur with a horse-and-rider motif, found in Leicestershire, possibly Viking Age (900-1200); Portable Antiquities Scheme LEIC-EEF651. [finds.org.uk]

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