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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy sword belt fitting of post-Medieval date (c 1500-c.1650).The cast-in-one object consists of a rectangular part with an open centre and a circular integral suspension loop on one of the longer sides of the rectangular part. One end is incomplete but would probably have been in the form of a plate with a circular opening with curvilinear edges. The surviving part of this element has a circular rivet hole, 2.3mm in diameter. The rivet is missing, although, there is iron staining around the hole. The rectangular part is 18.5mm in length and 13.0mm in width and the inner rectangular opening is 12.0mm in length and 6.2mm in width. The two longer sides are flat and the short side adjoining the plate is also flat but raised slightly above the height of the longer sides. The other short side is raised further in height and when viewed from the end, is curved in profile. The integral loop, integral with one of the longer sides of the rectangular part, is roughly circular in plan and projects outwards about 8.0mm. The perforation of the loop is circular with a diameter of 3.8mm. The reverse is plain and flat, excepting the shorter side of the rectangular part at the terminal end, which is concave.The object is corroded and has a patchy mid-green patina.28.9 x 20.4 x 5.2mm. Weight: 3.62g.A similar fitting is illustrated in Read 2001: 39, fig. 26, ref: 371.
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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