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Description: | A copper alloy sword belt mount, the main plate [70mm by 30mm] of which has fleur de lis shaped ends with rivet hole in each. The lower edge has three perforated lugs. One of these still has the pendant fitting consisting of a plate, 45mm long & 17mm wide with curved edges terminating in a rod which loops through the hole and is bent back on itself. Traces of foliar designs can be seen under the soil on the object. A similar belt mount from West Somerset has been dated to the 16th century(Read 2001, p43 no 373).
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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