STRAP FITTING 384374

Description: A very corroded cast copper-alloy hooked mount of post-medieval date (c. 16th century) that has suffered some slight losses. The mount is sub-trapezoidal in plan with a double cusped upper edge. It tapers towards the forward-facing hook; the hook has lost its tip. Above the hook a cusped collar with a semicircular removal on each side, above which a smaller removal; on one side the points have abraded away. The mount is broadly flat and features a central longitudinal groove on its upper surface; the lower surface is plain. The mount features two rivet holes, one towards the upper edge, the other aligned with the uppermost cusping on the collar. The copper alloy features large patches of mid/dark-green corrosion product over a red-brown metal. A parallel can be found illustrated in Read (2008, 217; ref. 782) which he dates to around the 16th century AD. Such mounts were possibly associated with sword belts.

Date: 1500 - 1600

Object type: STRAP FITTING

Last import: August 15, 2017