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Description: | A fragment of cast, copper alloy composite sword belt mount. Part of one of the three separate hooked fittings from a sword belt mount with integral suspension loops. All that remains is the distal end of a plate with foliate outline and surface decoration. The end is tri-lobed with a circular rivet hole in the centre towards the distal edge. The hooked proximal end which would have attached (along with two others) two the main body of the mount is missing. The back is flat and undecorated. A more complete example of the composite mount can be seen in Read, B , 2001, "Metal Artefacts of Antiquity" p43, Fig 26, No. 373. Brian Read dates these to the 16th century.Date: Post-medievalDimensions: 28.84 mm x 17.15 mm x 2.27 mmWeight: 3.79 g
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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