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Description: | A cast copper alloy sword belt strap fitting (hooked plate). The plate is ornately moulded with incised scrolled foliage decoration. The hook is thickened with a knopped terminal. There are two rivet holes, one at the hook end and one at the opposite end. The reverse is undecorated. The metal surface is slightly worn and mid dark jade-green in colour. Sword belt fittings of this type date to the 16th -17th century. 2.5mm = thickness of plate
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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