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Description: | A cast copper alloy sword belt fitting of early postmedieval date. The fitting consists of an elaborate cast plate with foliate side edges, a scrolled lower edge from which a large, rounded hook protrudes, and a shaped lower edge. It would have been worn with the hook uppermost. The plate is pierced three times, and bears foliate ornament and a central field featuring an inscription (possibly 'SHP'). It has an even green patina, though there are rusty ptches around the piercings, suggesting that it was secured using iron rivets. | 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: | Steve Ashby | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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