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Description: | Post Medieval cast copper-alloy hooked strap fitting. The fitting is has a thin, flat rectangular upper plate with an irregular broken upper edge. There is a thickened ridge with a central groove running down the centre of the plate with two rivet holes through it, one near either end, both filled with the remains of iron rivets. At the base this plate tapers in before widening out again to a circular loop on either side, one of which is broken with worn breaks. At the base is a flat rectangular hook bent forwards 270 degrees. The back is plain. It is 48.5mm long, 18.9mm wide and 1.9mm thick; it weighs 4.32 grams.A similar fitting has been published by Read (2008: 218), ref 783, dated to the 16th century. Such fittings were possibly associated with sword belts. The example in Read had lost both of its lower loops to wear. Other exmaples on the database include IOW-465C14, LIN-E6AB50 and DOR-6A8396.
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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