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Description: | A cast copper alloy sword-hanger/ buckle. The artefact is rectangular, with a central pin-bar joining the long sides. Projecting from the middle of one of the long sides is a rectangular loop, from which the sword would have been hung. The pin is missing. All three loops are on the same plane, meaning that the artefact could be easily cast, as opposed to similar buckles with a transverse loop for the sword, which would have to be hand-wrought, and would be more expensive. In cross section the frame of the artefact is roughly square with bevelled edges. The smaller loop is worn, showing that the artefact had been used. There is a small spot of iron corrosion on one side of one loop, where the iron pin may have been in contact. The surface is dark green, with no gloss. This artefact dates to between 1350 and 1500.
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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