English: A cast copper-alloy post-medieval sword belt fitting, dating from the 16th to the 17th century AD. The object is cast and sub-triangular in plan; one end has a trefoil shaped moulding, the other end terminates in a curved hook with a knop at its end. There are two rivet holes at the top and bottom of the plate. The upper plate is decorated with a foliage pattern, the back is undecorated. The object measures 48mm length 17mm width and 2mm in thickness.

These strap-fittings tend to consist of a mount with three suspension loops from which hang a trio of hooked plates; the scabbard straps would have been attached to these plates. The ensemble features foliate decoration on their visible faces: an illustration of a complete sword-belt fitting can be found in Read (Read, B. 1995 History Beneath Our Feet Anglia Publishing, Ipswich). Their design and decoration are relatively standardised. Such fittings 'proliferate in the 16th and 17th centuries' (Geake 2001 Finds Recording Guide 1.1 unpublished, 35). And Gaimster (David Gaimster ( 1988 'Two post-medieval sword-belt fittings from Pyecombe, West Sussex' p. 245ff. Post Medieval Archaeology) narrows down the date to the mid 16^th to early 17^th centuries.