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Description: | A cast copper-alloy 'sword-belt fitting'. The object consists of a plate, perforated by two longitudinally arranged rivet holes at the attachment end, which terminates in a hook on the reverse. The artefact is ovoid in shape and slightly convex in profile. The rivet heads are present on the obverse and made from iron, as evidenced by the corrosion product surrounding the perforations. It has been suggested that such objects were used in the early post-medieval period to attach scabbards to baldricks (Geake 2001, 36; Read 2001, 30). A parallel for this artefact can be found in Read (2001, 42; ref. 363) which dates to the seventeenth century. The latter example shows a knop at the attachment end; there may well have been one on this example (illustrated right) but the edge is so abraded it is hard to tell. Indeed, the object is in generally poor condition and is characterised by abrasion and corrosion.
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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