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Description: | A post-Medieval copper-alloy hooked mount.The attachment plate of the mount is of leaf-like form, with wavy sides and a trilobate finial at the top. The upper surface is decoratively moulded and depicts a flower with central stem, from which project a number of angled leaves. The central portion is roughly heart-shaped; beneath this the sides flare into two rounded corners. An oval-sectioned, forward-facing hook projects downwards from the centre of the bottom side, tapering towards the end, where there is a bulbous terminal. The attachment plate has two perforations, each containing the corroded remains of an iron rivet.Dimensions: length: 50.4mm; width: 21.1mm; thickness: 2.8mm. Weight: 9.12g.A parallel for this mount is illustrated by Read (2001: 30, no. 359), who suggests they probably date from the 16th century and served to suspend a sword scabbard from a belt.
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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