Terra Sebus. Acta Musei Sabesiensis, 4, 2012, p. 243-258 MEDIEVAL ROWEL SPURS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE “IOAN RAICA” MUNICIPAL MUSEUM OF SEBEŞ Ovidiu GHENESCU  The “Ioan Raica” Municipal Museum of Sebeş holds in its collections a series of medieval weaponry and military paraphernalia of particular interest. While some of these pieces have already been published, 1 their largest majority has not been presented yet. The purpose of this paper is to showcase three medieval rowel spurs kept in the museum’s collections: two purchased in the mid-20 th century and currently part of the basic exhibition, and a third one, which is a more recent donation. Spurs descriptions 1. Iron rowel spur (fig. 1/2; 3/2). It was found in the spring of 2011 in the medieval fortress of Ssciori (Alba county). 2 The piece is in a good state of conservation, only the tip of an arm of the heel band is corroded. The short neck, measuring 2 cm in length, is fully cleft and actually made up of two separate pieces with small perforated knobs at each end to which the rowel axle is attached. The rowel, 2.5 cm wide in diameter, has six 0.8 cm long teeth. The spur’s heel band, triangular in section, goes upward at an angle in relation to the shank. At their junction point, the arms of the heel band are wider and form a triangle-shape plate. It is difficult to reconstruct the horizontal plane of the heel band because the deformation of the spur does not allow it. The arms, straight and slightly curved towards the tips, measure 11 cm in length and each of them ends in a circular-shaped plate punched by a round hole. 2. Iron rowel spur (fig. 2/1; 4/1). It was found close to the fortified church of Dobârca (Sibiu county) and it was donated to the museum in  Şcoala cu clasele I-VIII Ssciori (jud. Alba) / Primary and Lower Secondary School in Ssciori (Alba County); e-mail: ovidiughenescu@yahoo.com. 1 Pintea, Raica 1967; Simina 1998; Dan 2004; uuianu 2008. 2 The spur, together with some other iron pieces and ceramic fragments, was found by the author in the central area of the enclosure, at the edge of a 2 x 2 m area plundered by treasure hunters (fig. 1/1; 3/1). The material was given to the “Ioan Raica” Municipal Museum in Sebeş, where was accessioned on 09.01.2012 under nr. 6503.