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Description: | A lead alloy U-shaped mount or hook fastener, probably forming part of a strap fitting. The mount, which is formed from one piece of metal, consists of a sub-rectangular backplate with nine circular holes arranged along three edges in a U shape. The remaining, bottom edge bends forwards and then up to form a U-shaped hook. The bottom of the U has two raised ribs running from front to back. The top front of the hook is circular, convex and notably smaller than the back plate. The front plate is decorated with what is probably the Imperial Crown. A parallel for this find can be seen at SWYOR-EF4773, an entry which records a pair of such fittings). The metal is light creamy-grey. It is thought likely that the mounts were part of a military uniform; perhaps belt hooks or shoe fittings. The Imperial Crown began to be used widely on military insignia from the late eighteenth century onwards suggesting that the mounts date from the Modern period, and most probably c.1800-1900.
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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