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Description: | A copper alloy S-shaped belt fastener in the form of a snake. The decoration continues right round the whole object which is 40.7mm long, 19.5mm wide and 4.6mm thick. There is a clear head at one end with the eyes and mouth defined. The body is decorated with semi-circular and triangular mouldings representing scales. The tail tapers to a point. The fastener is very solid and in good condition. It has a mottled dark brown and grey patina. This type of fastener seems to date from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (Finds Recording Guide, Geake, 2001). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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