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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy sword belt hanger of Post-medieval date (AD 1600-1700). The object consists of an asymmetrical, curvlinear attachment plate with a trilobed outer knop. The other end has been lost to an old worn break. The main plate has a moulded relief floriate and foliate decoration and bears two rivet holes - one in the centre of the plate and the second at the remaining terminal end. The lower edge of the mount extends into three integral suspension eyes, one of which has been lost, from which hooked plates would have been hung. The reverse is flat and undecorated.The metal has mid grey-green patina. It is 43.06mm long, 29.51mm wide, 2.09mm thick and weighs 11.83g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.220, no.793.
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