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Description: | A copper alloy hooked mount. The mount has an oval plate with a broken rivet hole at the top and a second rivet hole containing iron corrosion in the centre. At the lower end the plate narrows into a D-sectioned backward hook with a blunt end. The plate has a convex front and concave back. Attached to the hook is a separate circular loop with an oval cross section. Such mounts may have been used on sword belts. There are traces of white metal coating.Reference: Read, B, 2008, Hooked Clasps & Eyes, p. 221, No. 796Date: Post-Medieval - c. 1500 - 1700Dimensions: 38.83 mm x 11.61 mm x 2.60 mmWeight: 4.57 g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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