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Description: | A cast copper-alloy S-shaped belt hook fastener of post-medieval/modern date. One end of the fastener terminates in a slightly expanded snake's head. The object is expanded at the main body of the snake. At the other end it tapers to a tail. The tail has been pulled further from the body than head; the latter almost touches the body. The strap fitting is decorated on both faces. On the flat lower surface incised lines on both edges suggest segments. On the upper surface the main body of the snake is decorated by a repeating pattern of stamped lozenges within which are three or four raised ovals. The curves beyond the body are both recessed to take a belt fitting. Any decoration at the tail end beyond is obscured by wear. At the head end is a punched field resulting in raised circles, before the head itself with its incised decoration. The object is now a dull red-brown colour with some patches of lighter and green corrosion product. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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