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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy mount of Post-Medieval date, possibly from a sword belt. It has a moulded body that is D-shaped in section with a flat back and rounded upper surface. The mount has a central plate that is oval in shape and tapers at one end to a waist above a tri-lobed terminal. The two outer lobes of this terminal curl outwards and upwards, while the central lobe extends to form an integral hook that is D-shaped in section and begins to curve forwards but is missing the tip due to old breaks. At the opposing end of the mount is an integral semi-circular suspension loop with circular perforation that contains a corroded iron rivet for attachment to a belt. The remains of a second similar circular rivet can be seen at the top of the tri-lobed terminal. All surfaces of the mount have traces of an added white metal coating. It measures 35.70mm in length, 15.76mm in width, 4.63mm in thickness, and weighs 4.77g.
This is probably a mount from a sword belt fitting of Post-Medieval date. Similar examples are noted on the PAS database (see for example BERK-0DAFC7 or KENT-1807A6) as well as from Norwich (Margeson, 1993: no. 260). This example was found in the same field as two other fittings of almost identical shape (SF-7F1F73 and SF-7F3412) and it is likely that they were all components of the same sword belt fitting. It dates to the 16th or 17th century AD. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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