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Description: | Post medieval copper alloy sword belt fitting with a fragment of backing plate surviving. The hook is attached separately.
The mount is shaped rather like a light bulb with a bulbous bottom, opposite to the hook which extends from the narrowed end. Extending from the bulbous end is a collared knop with iron staining and the shadow of an iron rivet, and beyond this a pointed triangle terminal.
The 'light bulb' shape is hollowed to the rear and faceted to the front (three faces).
A 4mm diameter rivet holds the backplate fragment, the remains of the strap and the hook to the mount. Presumably the back plate was strengthening and continued to the rivet at the other end.
The hook is D-shaped in section, c.3mm wide and 3mm thick.
Measures 51.4x21mm and weighs 10.83g.
16th/ early 17th 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: | 1500
1650 | 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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