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Description: | A copper-alloy post-medieval strap fitting. The strap fitting is sub oval in plan a rounded knop at one end and a backward-facing hook at the other. Below the knop is a perforation that retains the corrosion product of an iron rivet. A second perforation, central on the mount, and slightly recessed on the lower surface is empty. The strap fitting is very shallowly convex and is seemingly plain. Retained within the hook is a small ring. A direct parallel can be found illustrated in Read (2008, 221; ref. 796) which he dates to around the 16th or 17th century AD. Such mounts were possibly associated with sword belts.The strap fitting is 46.05mm in length, 13.1mm wide, 9.45mm thick and weighs 4.84 grams.
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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