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Description: | A Post Medieval corroded cast copper-alloy hooked strap fitting or mount. The mount is broadly triangular in plan, at its base tapering to an inward-curving hook which is now broken off. The mount is flat with straight edges. The top edge of the mount is scalloped. It features two rivet holes, one towards the upper edge, the other towards the hook. The artefact has corroded to a red-brown colour with little of the variable green patina surviving. The precise form of the object is not readily paralleled in the literature but its colour and construction suggests a post-medieval date. A similar object can be seen in Norich Households p 39, ref 258; it is suggested that they are associated with sword belts..
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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