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Description: | A copper-alloy strap fitting of Post-Medieval date, AD 1500 - 1700, probably a sword belt fitting or scabbard hook. It has a rectangular front plate that has a concave back face and faceted edges on all sides. At one end of the plate is an integrally cast globular knop which is broken across a perforation. At the other end is a square collar with two incised transverse grooves. From the centre of the collar extends the rear-facing hook, which is oval shaped in section and begins to curve backwards before terminating in old breaks. There is a copper alloy integral rivet projecting from the reverse of the square collar. The back plate is missing.The entire object measures 38.5mm long, 18.6mm wide, 6.7mm thick and weighs 8.98g. Similar examples are noted by Read (2008, Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, numbers 813-817) suggesting a probable date in the 16th-17th centuries AD. Compare also SF-FB0622, WILT-841747, SOM-680372 and SUR-479803.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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