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Description: | Copper-alloy clasp of unusual type. It is made from a single piece of metal, basically rectangular, bent so that one short end forms a clip. The clip has a rounded end, making it easier to fit into a corresponding loop; it is 27 mm wide and c. 13 mm long from the fold. The undecorated 27 mm wide part continues along the upper part of the plate for a short distance, then the rest is H-shaped and decorated. First there is a wider (35 mm) transverse rectangular lobe decorated with six engraved saltires in square panels with a raised border along either edge. Next comes a much narrower (13 mm) rectangular lobe with engraved ribbing, then another 35 mm wide lobe. This last lobe is decorated with a zig-zag, then each of the alternating triangles formed by the zig-zag is filled with oblique lines in alternating directions. There are two small rivet holes in this outer lobe, one retaining its copper-alloy rivet. All of the engraved lines have a slight zig-zag to them as if made by rocking the tool very slightly back and forth. This is a technique found on some medieval objects, and although no close parallel has been found to this object, it is presumably of that date. | Subjects: | clasp | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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