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Description: | A copper alloy sword belt fitting; a scabbard plate and hook, dating from the 16th or 17th century (Geake 2001). It consists of a flat piece of metal with a hook at one end. The flat piece has two rivet holes in it and is decorated with a foliage pattern. It has a complex curvilinear shape. It has a length of 50.34mm, width 15.71mm, thickness 2.23mm, weight 5.18g. Many examples can be seen on the PAS database such as NCL-BD2740, HAMP-705855 and SUSS-2C0A27. A complete example with the belt plate and other scabbard hooks too is HAMP-D5AA40.
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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