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Description: | A post-Medieval cast copper-alloy 'S'-shaped strap or belt fastener (c. 1575-c. 1800 AD).The two terminals of the fastener are missing due to breaks. These were probably in the form of zoomorphic heads.The necks narrow below the breaks before expanding again towards the centre of the body. At the centre there are three transverse parallel collars, the centre one being formed of small pellets. On both sides of each neck there is raised decoration representing scales or feathers.The surfaces are corroded and covered with light green copper-alloy corrosion products.30.7 x 11.2 x 3.9mm. Weight: 2.48g.S-shaped 'snake belt' fasteners were probably associated with sword belts in the 17th and 18th centuries and parallels can be seen in Bailey's (1997) Detector Finds 3: 21-22. The examples with swan heads are widely considered to be late 16th to 17th century (Geake 2001: 35). Fasteners with snake heads continue in use on military and boys belts well into the 20th century.
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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