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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy strap fitting or mount which is probably associated with a sword belt. Post-Medieval (1500-1700). The piece consists of a plate with an integral hook and a free-running ring. The plate is slightly convex at the front and slightly concave at the rear. It is an inverted sub-triangular shape in plan. The end opposite the hook is curved to form a cusped edge. Along the longitudinal median centre-line are two small rivets holes. One of the rivet holes is filled with the remains of an iron rivet and the empty hole is circular with a diameter of 1.7mm. The hook is D-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. It curves rearwards so that the tip of the hook makes contact with the rear of the plate. The incomplete ring has an outer diameter of 10.9mm and a thickness of 1.5mm. It is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. The object has a mid-green patina overall, partially obscured by iron staining that has migrated from the extant rivet. Plate: 28.4 x 13.2 x 6.6mm. Weight: 2.91g.
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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