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Description: | Elaborate copper alloy sword belt hook; consists of a large shield-shaped plate with scalloped upper edge interrupted by a central longitudinal slot which divides the plate into two sub-rectangular upper panels; these are decorated with an identical engraved foliate design composed of a pair of flowering stems around a central bud; the ground to this motif is recessed and may have originally been enamelled; below the slot is a transverse field terminating at either side of the plate in a pair of circular piercings, internally, the field carries a row of 9 longitudinal lines within an engraved border; a curving field at the bottom of the plate is decorated with 6 bud-like lobes which emerge from a single source at the mid point of the bottom of the plate; below this point emerges a tapering hook, the tip of which is missing; the plate is pierced by two pairs of iron attachment rivets; exact function unknown.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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