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Description: | A copper-alloy mount of post-Medieval date.The mount comprises two adjoining elements: an attachment plate and a hanger. The attachment plate has a large circular aperture at the centre, flanked by two scalloped sides. A vertical 'column' extends either side of the central aperture, splaying into wider terminals, creating a pair of semicircular cut-outs both above and below. At the top, the plate terminates in a horizontal side marked by a moulded ropework band. There are two circular rivet holes, both located centrally, at opposite ends of the attachment plate, and each containing the corroded remnants of an iron rivet. Immediately below the base of the plate, a slightly higher moulded ropework band marks the top of the sub-rectangular hanger, while a second, even higher, ropework band forms its base. The surfaces of the artefact bear traces of a white-metal coating. The object measures 45.9mm long, 17.2mm wide, 3.6mm thick and weighs 9g.The form of this piece strongly suggests that the function was to suspend a sword from a belt, the scabbard hook having been contained within the basal hanger. Brian Read (2001: 39/fig. 26, no. 371) illustrates a similar artefact, suggesting a possible 16th century date.
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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