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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy sword belt hanger. The main body of the hanger is shield shape in plan and flat in section. The upper broad end has three peaks, of which one outer peak is now missing having broken away. The shield narrows to the bottom end, where it has curved corners. At the bottom of the shield shaped body, from between the curved corners, the mount extends into two parallel loops, one of which is incomplete due to damage. Extending from between the loops is an integral, transverse suspension loop. There is a faint central mid rib on the body of the mount, on which are two rivet holes, placed vertically one above the other, though the rivets are now missing, otherwise it is plain. The reverse of the mount is also plain. The object is abraded and little of the original surface survives to the front where exposed surfaces are mostly mid green and brown. The reverse is in better condition and the original surface survives with a mid green patina. Break edges are worn, suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The object is 45.5mm long, 16.6mm wide, 1.7mm thick and weighs 6.15g. It dates to the post medieval period. A similar example has been recorded as LIN-3DCEB4. | 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: | 1500
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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