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Description: | A Post-Medieval cast copper alloy strap fitting for a sword belt dating from about 1600-1700 AD. The main body of the fitting is a circular dome, convex at the front and concave at the rear, which has five facets. At one end there is a single transverse rib beyond which there is a small sub-triangular knop, with a smaller terminal knop. The larger knop is domed and is penetrated by a separate copper alloy rivet. At the opposite end there is a pair of parallel horizontal transverse ribs, beyond which there is a hook curving towards the back. Behind the ribs there is an integral copper-alloy rivet which attached part of the back plate. Only the area of the plate round the rivet survives. The hook is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, convex at the front and flat at the rear. The tip of the hook does not contact with its broader part and has a 2.5mm wide gap. For similar sword belt fittings on the database, also see PAS record IDs: IOW-C00B25, DOR-68FC94; LVPL-D4C8C5 and NMS-5C07C3. The fitting has a brown green patina and has been coated with a preservative.Length: 47.7mm; Width: 21.3mm; Thickness: 7.3mm; Weight: 12.77g
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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