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Description: | A cast copper alloy S-shaped belt hook or strap fitting dating to the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1700). The object is S shaped in plan and oval in cross-section. Both terminals are decorated in the form of a swan's head with molded eyes and beak. The central part of the fitting, the shared gorged neck of the two heads has a molded collor.A similar item from a 16th century sword belt can be seen in Read (2008), p.230, no.825.The fitting is 43.9mm long, 19.7mm wide, 7.9mm thick and weighs 18.1 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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