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Description: | A complete copper alloy sword belt fitting of post-Medieval date (1500-1600). The fitting consists of a plate with an integral suspension hook. The plate is symmetrical in plan and has a roughly elongated heart-shaped central part which is 'waisted' at either end. One end has a trefoil-shaped terminal and at the opposite end there are two horizontal lugs below which is a rearward projecting hook. The hook is largely 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear and terminates with spherical knop. At each end of the plate, along the longitudinal centre-line, there are the remains of iron rivets, now corroded. The front face of the plate is decorated with incised curvilinear lines to represent foliage with branches radiating from a central stem. The rear face is plain. The piece has a mid-green patina overall with off-white deposits in the crevices of the decoration.48.0 x 20.7 x 11.7mm. Weight: 7.89g.This object, together with others, formed a suspended arrangement for a sword belt or strap fitting and is dated to the 16th century (Read 2001: 39, fig. 26, no. 373).
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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