File:Post-medieval S-shaped belt fastener (FindID 181825).jpg

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Post-medieval S-shaped belt fastener
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julian Watters, 2007-05-31 16:53:40
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Post-medieval S-shaped belt fastener
Description
English: A copper-alloy S-shaped belt fastener of probable late 16th to 17th century AD date (H. Geake; 2001; pp. 36). The cast object takes the form of the heads and necks of two serpents or swans. The moulded surface decoration is executed on all sides of the fitting. Each head has a beak-like nose, well defined ring-shaped eyes and, along the length of the neck, moulded feathers or scales. The two animals are separated by a double moulded band which is depicted on each side as holding in place a bundle of sticks or similar. The object is slightly corroded. It measures 43.9mm long, 21.9mm wide and 6mm thick. The weight is 15.94g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1575 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1575-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 181825
Old ref: BH-EEBCE4
Filename: Post med belt hook 07 19 - 2.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/140089
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/140089
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/181825
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