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Description: | A complete copper alloy strap mount probably from a sword belt and dating to the post-medieval period, c. 1500 to 1650. The object is irregular in plan with a short straight edge made of a small rectangle, 10.58 mm in length and 3.95 mm in width. The sides curve inwards from the short sides of the rectangle before curving outwards to points. The width of the plate at the points is 11.40 mm. The sides curve inwards again before curving outwards to form a trifoliate knop. The object is flat in profile and has a maximum thickness of 3.52 mm. The reverse features two projections, both of which have rectangular sections and would have attached the mount to a strap. There is no real evidence for a breakage on the object which suggests it may have been used simply as a mount, rather than as part of a larger sword fitting which can be seen on the PAS database in record SOM-EF4646. The shape of the object is similar to sword fittings and would suggest a similar date range, the 16th 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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