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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy strap fitting for a sword belt of Post-Medieval, sixteenth or seventeenth century date (AD 1500 - AD 1700). Length 45.0mm, width 32.0mm and 1.6mm thick. Weight 10.34g.The plate is flat and is shield-shaped in plan with a top formed by two cusps, concave sides and a slightly rounded base. Projecting from the centre of the rounded end is the broken shaft of an integrally cast hook which is sub-rectangular in cross-section, about 5.0mm x 3.0mm. This break is old. At the top centre is the remains of an iron rivet and in each lower corner is the remains of a similar rivet. The shanks of the rivets appear to be circular in cross-section although this is uncertain due to their corroded condition. The front face of the plate is decorated with a moulded symmetrical foliage design in relief. the design is in the form of palmate leaves and tendrils springing either side of a central stem. The leaves vaguely resemble those of the vine. The reverse is flat and plain. Close to the remains of each rivet, at the front and rear, there is a deposit of iron staining.This type of fitting would have been attached to a scabbard strap. The fitting is generally in a fair condition and has a mid-green patina on both faces. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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