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Description: | A complete copper-alloy sword belt fitting consisting of a plate with a suspension loop, to be fitted onto the belt. The plate is roughly triangular in shape measuring 30mm in length and 14.5mm in width. The terminal which is not a loop has a concave edge. There is an iron rivet through the plate at this end. The loop holds a copper-alloy circular ring, measuring 13mm in external diameter and 12.5mm in internal diameter. Sword belt fittings are post medieval and dated to the 16th and 17th centuries.
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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