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Description: | A Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy looped strap fitting for a sword belt, dating from about AD 1600-1700). The main body of the fitting is drop shaped in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear. At the front it has four vertical facets. At one end of the main body it tapers to a point, and at the other end there is a transverse triple collar, and then a projecting loop. There is an integral rivet on the rear face situated between the loop and main body. The sword belt fitting is 32.7mm long, 13.82mm wide and 8.2mm thick. 4.01g.Compare IOW-720549, a matching hooked fitting. That record cites Read 2001: Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, page 30, fig. 25. ref: 362, which is dated to the 17th century.
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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