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Description: | A Post Medieval cast copper-alloy 'S'-shaped strap or belt fastener, c. 1575-c. 1800 AD. The fastener has molded decoration on both surfaces consisting of swan or serpent heads, followed by a central foliate and rosette design. The metal has a mottled reddish-brown and green colour. One head curves more narrowly to the centre, whereas the other is extended more widely away from the centre.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. For a similar example recorded on the PAS database, cf.: IOW-045A48.
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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