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Description: | Copper alloy sword belt fitting. The fitting is roughly oval in shape culminating at the bottom in a bi-lobed projection. It is slightly curved in profile. At the top is an integral oval suspension loop aligned at ninety degrees to the pendant, with the possible remains of some red enamelling on its surface. This enamelling can also be seen in places around the outside edge of the pendant. The front of the pendant is decorated with an engraved design - a line around the outside edge containing within it four curved double lines arranged so as to create five sections. Within the outside four of these sections are designs formed from small dots and semi-circular lines, whilst in the central section is a number of small circles arranged in a flower-like pattern. The reverse of the pendant has a small circle of copper alloy attached with a rivet at the top, just below the suspension loop. This fitting is very similar in detail to one shown in Read (2008, p.221), no.797, to which Read attributes a 17th century date. Length: 56.9mm, Width: 27mm, Thickness: 3.3mm.Weight: 14.4g
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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