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Description: | A copper alloy unidentified of late Post medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1800. The object is a flat plate of copper alloy which is sub-rectangular with one end broken. The centre part has biconvex sides and the surviving end is rectangular. The front is decorated with an interlace design in shallow relief. There is a triangle with convex sides in each of the two lobed areas of the plate, and two strands of interlace weaving between them. The reverse is plain and slightly concave. There is no evidence of attachment. The break is patinated. The object is 33.9mm long, 16mm wide and 2mm thick. 3.54g.The object has similarities with Post Medieval sword belt fittings such as number 804 on page 224 of Read (2008) Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, but a matching example has not been found. It also looks similar to blunt hooked clasps such as from a hook and eye dress fastener, but the rectangular projection does not look to be broken, and does not look to have been bent into a hook at any point. It seems most likely that this is a decorative plaque or mount that was soldered to another object.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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