Zoomorphic belt plate?

[mauseus]

Hi,

Just picked this up in a small lot for the sake of curiosity really. The size of the object is about 5 cm width and looks to have some animal heads engraved/carved into it. But what is it? If I were to guess it would be some kind of belt plate, Roman perhaps?

Could well be something much more recent such as an 18th century furniture handle mount. I don't have it in hand yet.

Anybody able to give me any pointers,

Regards,

Mauseus

[SC]

Mauseus,

Interesting.  I have no real idea what it is.  5cm is quite large.  There were some belts of that width - late 4th to 5th century, but I have never seen any plates like this associated with them.

It will be interesting to see the thickness and what if anything is on the back when you get the item in hand.

Shawn

[mauseus]

Hi,

Even after examining the item in hand I am no clearer. The back is flat.

Just listed the object in FORVM Auctions at a flat fee of $10 if anyone is interested in it.

Regards,

Mauseus

[Barabus]

 It looks like a key hole plate . You can see half the key hole on the widest side.

[mauseus]

Hi,

Could well be something much more recent such as an 18th century furniture handle mount. I don't have it in hand yet.

It looks like a key hole plate . You can see half the key hole on the widest side.

You may well be right if you rotate it; from my first post I had an inkling it may be a handle plate with hand finished detailing.

Regards,

Mauseus

[Adrianus]

Hi all,

It is a fragment of a late 17th/18th century furniture mount. We see a lot of these brought in as detector finds. The decoration is typical of the species...

Regards,

Adrianus

[mauseus]

Hi,

Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

Regards,

Mauseus