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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy hooked mount for a sword belt (c. 1500-c. 1650).The fitting consists of a domed oval plate, 15.6mm in length with a maximum width of 15.7mm. The plate is concave on the reverse. It has a terminal at one end and a hook at the opposite end. The terminal is sub-oval in plan, convex at the front and flat at the rear. It has the remains of a separate iron rivet. There is a transverse moulded rib between this terminal and the oval dome. The front of the dome has three longitudinal facets (flat at the front and sloping at the sides). However these are barely visible. At the opposite end of the plate there is a single moulded rib similar to the aforementioned rib although it is slightly larger. Beyond this moulding is an integral rearward projecting hook. The hook is flat on one side and convex on the other side. At the rear of the moulding, between the plate and the hook, there is an integral copper-alloy rivet/stud. This rivet secures an incomplete sheet copper-alloy back plate.This mount is drab green and is partially covered with concreted soil and corrosion products. The back plate is a lighter green and shiny.Overall height: 36.8mm; width: 15.7mm; thickness of domed plate 4.9mm. Weight: 6.68g.
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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