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Description: | Copper alloy hooked mount with a small circular ring attached at one end. The object has a slightly convex upper surface and a flat reverse so that it is broadly D-shaped in section. At one end there is a circular element which has a rivet hole through the centre retaining the remains of a small iron rivet. The object then expands (W. 15.66mm) into a wide sub-oval element before tapering into a rounded rectangular element. The sub-oval area has openwork decoration in the form of two sub-circular apertures (D. 3.15mm and D. 2.78mm) and a lozenge-shaped aperture (L. 5.89mm. W. 5.78mm) where the fitting narrows. There is a rivet hole in the centre of the rectangular element which retains the remains of the iron rivet. The object then narrows sharply to form a long narrow rectangular element which is bent backwards onto the reverse to create a sub-oval loop (W. 3.59mm. Th. 1.55mm). There is a thin circular ring which swings freely in the loop (outer D. 9.40mm. inner D. 6.67mm. Th. 1.22mm). The rivets are visible on the reverse and are set in sub-circular depressions. There are possible traces of a white metal coating on both surfaces. Patchy mid-green patina.
L. 40.71mm. W. 15.66mm. Th. 1.94-6.15mm. Wt. 3.24g.
This shares many similarities with 16th century sword belt fittings such as those in Read, B. 2001, Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, figure 26. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1401
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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