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Description: | Post-medieval copper-alloy hooked mount. The mount consists of a plate, triangular in plan, with an integral backward-turning hook at the pointed base. The plate has a slightly concave back and a convex front. It is narrowest at the hook and widens to the opposite end, which is broken with a worn break. There are two rivet holes aligned down the centre, one near the middle and one near the hook. The holes are filled with iron corrosion product. The rectangular cross-sectioned hook is bent back until the tip meets the back of the plate. A copper-alloy ring is suspended from the hook. The mount measures 26.6mm long, 9.9mm wide and 2.2mm thick excluding the hook; the ring is 11.4mm in external diameter, 2.5mm wide and 2.0mm thick; the hook and ring together weigh 1.82 grams.Comparable hooked mounts can be found illustrated in Margeson (1993, 39; refs.: 257, 258) where they are dated to c.1550-1650 AD. Such mounts were probably associated with sword belts. There are many similar examples on this database including SOM-61F750 and SOM-6EAF93 all with two points at the top, missing on this example.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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