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Description: | A Post Medieval strap fitting; the hook piece from a sword belt fitting dating from AD 1500 - 1700.The plate is sub-triangular in basic outline, with a wide three lobed terminal at one end, and a narrower lobe at each shoulder at the other end. Projecting from between the narrower lobes is the broken stub of the missing forward curving hook. The plate is pierced by two iron rivets, of which only traces now survive. One is positioned in the middle of each plate terminal. The front of the plate is decorated with a foliate design covering the plate.The sword belt fitting has a green patina, stained orange by the rivets. It is 36.3mm long, 21.3mm wide and 3.9mm thick. 7.49g. Compare WILT-68414C which shows the three hooks from each scabbard fitting attached to the belt plate.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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