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Description: | Post Medieval cast copper alloy strap fitting. The fitting has a flat back and front with bevelled sides and a thickened lobed knop at one end. The knop has a domed top and flat back. Above the knop is a double raised collar with a groove between. Above the collars is a constriction then a ring with a large circular central hole; the ring has three angular knops projecting from each side. Above the ring is another constriction then it widens to an end bar; in the constricted area is a central circular hole containing the rusted remains of an iron rivet. The horizontal bar is divided into two by a transverse groove, the upper part has regular diagonal grooves giving it a twisted cord appearence. It is 31.1mm long, 15.1mm wide and 3.4mm thick; it weighs 3.21 grams.This mount appears similar to a suit of fittings thought to be from 16th - 17th century sword belts that also include toggle fastenings with similar shapes and decoration (e.g. LON-8F4797). See HAMP-0E1FF7 and Read (2008, 209; ref. 757) for similar examples to this mount.
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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