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Description: | A complete copper alloy sword belt hanger of Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1700). The object is composed of a flat moulded plate with two sets of parallel knops down the edge of the mount, ending in a trefoil design. The suspension hook is U-shaped with a D-shaped cross-section and a globular sphere at the hook terminal. The front face of the object is decorated with an incised symmetrical foliate or floriated design running the length of the mount. The object has two circular perforations, bevelled on the reverse of the object.This object is one aspect of a sword belt hanger; this aspect would have been riveted to a leather strap with two other mounts in order to suspend a scabbard.The metal is a dark green in colour.Similar Examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database: Unique ID: CORN-C2703A, Unique ID: LON-CFC1F4, Unique ID: CORN-A51C79 and Unique ID: NLM-4639A2
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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