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Description: | Medieval or post medieval cast copper alloy belt hanger. The hanger is formed of a bar which is bent double with a plain rounded end at the back and circular terminal at the front, both have traces of the iron rivet that formally held them together through a strap. Below the circular terminal the front is shaped into a fleur de lis below which is the loop. Hanging from the loop is a fragment of another item which has a circular loop at the top below which is a raised collar and then a trapizoid plate with a broken end.The belt hanger is 30.7mm long and 13.7mm wide (at the fleur de lis)each side is 2.0 mm thick and it total it is 5.3mm thick. The suspended item is 18.6mm long, 10.4mm wide and 1.8mm thick. The entire thing weighs 4.89 grams.No exact parallel could be found in the usual sources. Egan and Pritchard (1991 No.1189-1191) illustrate several bar mounts with pendant loops which were similarly attached around a strap and date to the late 14th century. However this example does not just hold a simple ring and is also more elaborate. The general style suggests a post medieval date.
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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