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Description: | Cast copper alloy strap fitting (belt mount) of probable post-medieval date (1500-1700). The strap fitting is rectangular in plan. The overall decorative design consists of a central pellet surrounded by twelve petals enclosed with a twisted rope border, the edge of the mount is decorated with circular and oval pellets. The front face of the strap fitting has been gilded and the majority survives. The reverse face of the fitting is irregular but broadly flat, concave and undecorated. Two cast sub-rectangular projections (hooks) extend from either end of the fitting.The fitting measures 21.25mm length, 19.75mm width, is 4.85mm thick and weighs 5.1 grams
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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