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Description: | A corroded cast copper-alloy hooked mount of post-medieval date. The mount is sub-rectangular in plan with a body that is triangular in cross-section. Beyond a transverse ridge there is a forward-facing hook of rectangular cross-section with rounded corners. The hook narrows along its length flattening to an oval terminal. The faceted sides of the body of the object are plain. The lower surface of the body features a pair of integral rivets that have a circular cross-section, one towards the top and the other towards the bottom. The copper alloy features large patches of mid-green and off-white corrosion product over a red-brown metal. This colour is consistent with gilding although not gilt survives. Similar mounts can be found illustrated in Read (2008, 225; refs. 807, 808) which he dates to around the 16th or 17th century AD and tentatively associates with sword belts.
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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