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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy mount of early Post-Medieval period. The mount is sub-ovate and divided into a series of seven moulded segments tapering to the top terminating in a pointed finial. The opposite end terminates in a worn break. Two longitudinally oriented rivet are present in the body of the mount which can be seen projecting on the concave reverse.The metal has a dark blackish-brown patina and is worn. The mount is 30.6mm long, 12.5mm wide, 4.4mm thick and weighs 4.5g.Similar mounts are illustrated in Read p.211, no.75 and described as sword-belt mounts, designed to suspend a scabbard from a belt, and probably date from around 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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