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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy sword-belt fitting (c. 1500 - c. 1700).The fitting is symmetrical and consists of a roughly rectangular plate with a projecting suspension loop. This centrally situated loop is sub-oval, having a length of 12.0mm and a width of 12.2mm. The loop has a circular perforation with a diameter of 7.1mm and the outer edge of this perforation is slightly bevelled. The plate has a length of about 14.8mm and a maximum width of 24.9mm. It has a central circular perforation, 6.6mm in diameter, with a circular perforation at either side to accommodate an iron rivet (both rivets are incomplete). The front of the plate has border decoration along both of its short edges, consisting in each case of 'rope-work' The ornate attachment end of the plate has an outline profile consisting of two central V-shaped notches with a semi-circular cusp to either side of them. The reverse is flat and undecorated.This object is in fair condition and the surfaces are green at the front and brighter green at the rear. There is iron corrosion around the rivets.Length: 26.8mm; width: 24.9mm; thickness: 1.7mm. Weight: 4.65g.Similar objects have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: BERK-AC7CA1; BH-3FF422; HESH-A5EF53; IOW-D7A732; NMS-246EE2; SF-3D08B0; SF-4ECB3; SF-5C43E03 and SF-F01E48.
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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