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Description: | A cast copper-alloy mount of probable 16th century AD date. It is suggested that these pieces may have served to suspend a sword from a belt or may be decorative pendants associated with sword-belt fittings (see B. Read; 2001; pp. 39).
The mount is symmetrical and has wavy edges which mirror the cast foliate design on the surface. At the top is a tri-lobate terminal with a rivet hole at the centre; this gives way below to an inverted trapezoidal section, which terminates at the bottom in two side lobes. Extending downwards from the base of the mount is forward facing hook, which is of semi-circular section and has a globular moulding at the point. The reverse of the mount is plain. It has a slight curvature.
The object measures 50mm high, 20.3mm wide and 14mm deep. It weighs 8.86g. | Subjects: | Sword-belt | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Laakso, Laura | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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