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Description: | A cast copper alloy sword belt fitting component of probable late sixteenth to early seventeenth century date. One end of the flat, broadly triangular fitting terminates in a loop and the other end expands into a trefoil. There are two rivet holes, one through the central lobe of the trefoil and one adjacent to the loop. The front of the fitting is decorated with a moulded pattern which comprises a central four-petalled flower and several spirals. Similar sword belt fitting components usually have a hooked end which is threaded through one of the loops on an associated horizontal bar mount, so either the hook and loop were reversed on this example or this component operated differently. | Subjects: | Sword Belt | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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