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Description: | Post-medieval (1500-1700) strap fitting (belt mount): The copper alloy strap fitting is, in plan, a lozenge which is slightly domed on the upper surface and decorated with a central pellet at the centre of a high-relief cross which reaches each corner. The underside of the mount is slightly hollow and has two circular sectioned integral incomplete studs. These studs would pass through the strap leather and hold the fitting in place. The outer surface of the mount is heavily abraded and possibly slightly over-cleaned so it has a matte red/brown coloured surface with traces of a dark green patina. The reverse has a matte mid green patina. The mount measures 20.28mm in length, 14.37mm wide, is 6.9mm thick and weighs 2.6grams.The mount is probably of Post Medieval date, 16th to 17th centuries.
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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