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Description: | A copper-alloy post-medieval strap fitting. The strap fitting is sub-triangular in shape, tapering to form a backwards facing hook, which has a copper alloy ring attached, which moves freely and is approximately 12.1 mm in external diameter. The upper portion of the strap fitting has a concave edge, below this there are two veritcally arranged circular rivets in situ, which have iron corrosion products surrounding them. There is a transverse groove below the rivets. The hook has a D-shaped cross-section as does the strap fitting overall. The reverse is undecorated and is concave. The strap fitting measures 30.2 mm in length, 37.0 mm in length approximately with ring, 12.6 mm wide, 8.9 mm thick at hook and weighs 4.37 g. A comparable example can be found illustrated in Read (2008, 221; ref. 796) which he dates to around the 16th or 17th century AD. Such mounts were possibly associated with sword belts and a number of comparabe example are recorded on the database, such as WILT-B55875 and WILT-F66976.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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