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Description: | A cast, copper alloy sword belt hook dating from the post-medieval period, AD1500-1700. It consists of a flat body and a curved hook of circular section ending in a spherical terminal. The body is decorated with a floral pattern of leaves. It is roughly sub-rectangular in shape, tapering slightly towards the hooked end where it narrows to become the hook. There are two sets of cut outs in the long sides of the body; an opposed pair of semicircles towards the broader end, beneath which are a further, asymmetrical pair of cut outs. In the centre of the short side opposite to the hook is a small, semicircular protrusion. There are two circular rivet holes, one at each end of the body. The rivets are missing. The hook is 50.2mm long, 17.6mm wide and 11.2mm thick. It weighs 6.91gm.There are a number of similar belt fitting on the database; an example (with hook missing) can be found at reference HESH-51ADE4.
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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