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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy post-medieval sword belt hangar/mount dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1700. The remaining part of the strap fitting consists of an asymmetrical moulded plate bearing a foliate and floriate design which terminates in an old break. The mount widens from the break point to a width of 19.86mm at which point there is a circular perforation surrounded by foliate and floriate decoration surrounded on both the obverse and reverse by patches of iron corrosion from the rivet (now missing). On the lower edge of the mount the remains of a circular suspension loop is visible, terminating in an old break. The mount then tapers to a width of 11.89mm and widens to a width of 17.15mm at which point an old break is visible which would have originally been a second suspension loop. The mount then tapers to a width of 8.41mm before widening to a width of 19.61mm. It terminates in a moulded trefoliate shape featuring a circular perforation.These fittings are rarely found complete, however, an illustration of another complete sword-belt fitting can be found in Read (2001, 43; ref. 373) and WILT-B9D211. Their design and decoration are relatively standardised.The mount has a mid-green patina with patches of oxidised reddish material around one of the perforations.The mount measures 41.18mm in length, 19.61mm maximum width, 8.41mm minimum width and weighs 6.11g.
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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SWORD BELT
A incomplete copper-alloy post-medieval sword…
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