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Description: | A Post Medieval cast copper-alloy sword belt fitting fragment. The object consists of a circular plate with the beginning of the integral hook projection at one end and an incomplete rounded attachment knop at the opposite end. The plate tapers before expanding into a decorative collar above the projecting hook. The outer face of the object is decorated with two linear lines running horizontally across the centre of the plate.The back of the plate is undecorated. There is a sub-circular perforation on the plate. The object has a mid-green patina. It can be dated to the 17th century.Similar examples can be found in Read, (2008), p222
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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