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Description: | A cast copper-alloy mounted fastener from an early post-medieval sword belt. The object consists of a body and a circular terminal. The terminal is affixed to the body, which tapers underneath. The circular terminal is decorated on its visible, upper surface by a floral or solar pattern of central dot with curved lines radiating out. The main body consists of a series of points incurving to waists: three waists and two points exist on this fragment. At the end, the body widens and the edge is wavy. The upper surface of the body is decorated with a foliate pattern. The lower surface is free from decoration but the remains of 3 rivets, one at each widening (or point), can be seen. An identical mount from Dorset is illustrated by Read (2006, 6; ref. 18), who describes it as a 'male member of a...toggle fastener'.
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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