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Description: | Cast copper-alloy clothing fastener, possibly a sword belt hanger. Rectangular loop attached to an oval boss with a lion's head motif in high relief. There is an integral circular attachment loop set at right angles to the boss. The outer edge of the loop and boss has engraved cable decoration. The upper surface of the boss would have originally been gilded but none of this survives. Probably a naval fastener as similar examples were recovered from the wreck of HMS Innocence and are on display at Portsmouth Historic Ships Yard.Similar to HAMP1024 and HAMP2958 on the database.18th century
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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