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Description: | A copper alloy looped mount; a sword belt fitting of Post Medieval date. The object consists of a plate, which is roughly trapezoidal or shield shaped in plan, with an integrally cast loop extending from one end at a 45 degree angle. The plate has a groove running along its centre and the areas either side of this have some red corrosion products. The patina has been stripped in places revealing brass underneath.The rest of the object has a light brown patina with some patches of light green. There are the remains of an iron rivet through the centre of the plate. The sword belt fitting can be compared to matching hooked fittings such as PUBLIC-98CCB2, HAMP-C78CD7 and IOW-EE5572 which cite Read (2008, 217; ref. 782) who dates similar objects to the 16th century AD.
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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