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Description: | Cast copper alloy strap fitting. Part of a composite sword belt mount. A hooked pendant fitting loop from a triple-looped bar mount. At the top is a narrowed hook, the end of which is missing. The plate is foliate in outline, with incised foliate decoration on the surface. It has two iron rivet attachments, one below the hook and one above the central lobe of the tri-lobed end. The back is flat and undecorated. It is similar to a complete example in Read, B, (2001) Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, p 39 &43, Fig. 26, No. 373, Dimensions: 47.14 mm x 20.51 mm x 6.96 mm Weight: 9.04 gDate: Post medieval- 16th century
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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