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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy sword belt hanger of Post-medieval date (AD 1500-1700). The object is composed of a small plate with an integrally cast suspension loop projecting from the left hand side and a trilobed foliate decorative plate projecting from the upper side with a single, piercing iron rivet of which only a minor amount is retained. The hanger terminates in an old break on the lower aspect of the main plate. The obverse has integrally cast foliate decoration, the reverse is smooth and undecorated.The metal is a mid green in colour with a light green and brown patina.Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities database, unique ID: LVPL-D09037, LON-82E072. Read, p 43, fig 26, no 373
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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