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Description: | An incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy strap fitting, with gilding (16th-17th century). The fitting is lozenge-shaped in plan, with two projecting lobes on the lower edge that would presumably also have been mirrored at the upper edge where the mount has broken. The broken upper edge would also have featured the attachment holes necessary to mount the object on a strap. The mount has a D-shaped section with a flat back; the outer edges of the plate are slightly bevelled. The upper surface of the plate has been decorated with a layer of gilding, seemingly divided into a textured central lozenge and a thick, plain border. The reverse of the mount is undecorated. From the centre of the lower edge of the mount, a thick blunt eye-loop projects outwards, orientated at 90 degrees to the plate. The mount has acquired a red-brown patina in places. Geoff Egan suggests the fitting may have been a sword belt mount, suitable for a small weapon such as a dirk. Dimensions: length: 19.61mm; width: 12.38mm; thickness: 1.42mm; weight: 1.82g.Identification by Geoff Egan, PAS Finds Advisor Medieval and Post Medieval Artefacts.
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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