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Description: | A cast copper alloy sword belt strap fitting (hooked plate). The plate is ornately moulded with incised scrolled foliage decoration within a border of transverse lines. The hook is thickened with a notched terminal. There are two iron rivets, one at the hook end and one at the opposite end. The reverse is undecorated. The metal surface is slightly worn and mid to light greyish green in colour. Sword belt fittings of this type date to the 16th ??17th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | WALKER, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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