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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy sword belt fitting of Post-Medieval date. It is flat, sub-triangular in shape and with openwork decoration. This comprises two circular perforations at the top, with a lozenge shaped perforation beneath. The top of the plate is missing due to old breaks and may have been in the form of a projecting lobe to produce a trefoil motif with the circular perforations. At its centre the plate expands and is lozenge shaped with a single circular iron rivet. There is a small collar at the base of the plate where the integral blunt, rectangular hook extends downwards before curving back to meet the back face of the plate. The hook holds in place a separately cast copper alloy ring. The entire object measures 40.15mm in length (including ring), 17.15mm in width, 1.62mm in thickness, and weighs 3.40g.This belt fitting is identical to an example published by Read from the Isle of Wight (Read, 2008: no. 828) and dates to the 17th century AD.
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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