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Description: | The object is probably a cast copper alloy back plate of a sword belt fitting. Gaimster dates these to the mid 16th to early 17th centuries.
The back plate in plan is a sub-rectangular shape with moulded edges. In the centre there is an asymmetrical ??X?? shaped openwork as decoration. Either side of the open work there is a single copper alloy rivet, which a fragment remains of each. Protruding from one lower corner of the back plate is an integral loop, which is slightly worn on the interior lower edge. The opposite lower corner has a broken edge which is presumably where a second loop protruded. The reverse of the back plate has some iron staining around the rivets, but is otherwise undecorated.
The condition of the back plate is fair, it is incomplete, and the surface is slightly corroded. It measures 38.5mm long, and 33.6mm wide. It weighs 8.79g. | Subjects: | Sword | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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