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Description: | Post Medieval cast copper-alloy hooked mount, now missing the tip of the hook. The mount is sub-trapezoidal in plan with an incurved (U-shaped) upper edge. The sides taper towards the base where they angle in to the top of the hook.The front of the main plate is slightly convex and the centre of the back is concave. It has two rivet holes, one towards the upper edge, the other just below the centre of the plate, which is off the center line. The hook is curved backwards, D-shaped in cross section with a flat back and missing its end to an old break. The metal has a mid reddish-brown patina with patches of green corrosion and is very worn. The fitting is 30.0mm long, 10.5mm wide, 3.0mm thick and weighs 2.05g.Comparable hooked mounts can be found illustrated in Margeson (1993, 39; refs.: 258) where they are dated to c.1550-1650 AD. Such mounts were probably associated with sword belts
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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