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Description: | Post medieval copper alloy mount, probably from a sword belt. It has one tri-lobed end with part of an iron rivet in situ at the centre and below this the edges curve inwards twice on both sides in a C- and reversed C-shape. The opposite end of the mount is rounded.
The decoration within the mount is foliate, with leaves branching into the projecting areas of the lobes and the area created by the two C-shapes.
The mount measures 27.4mm in length, is 15.8mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 2.77g.
Given its similarity of the tri-lobed end and foliate decoration to sword belt fittings, this must be associated in some way. However it has neither hook nor eye and only has one rivet hole, at one end - suggesting this might have hung downwards or even swivelled. It seems likely this was a belt mount forming part of a sword belt set, to match with other hooks and eyes.
16th century. | 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: | 1501
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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