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Description: | Unidentified copper-alloy object. The object is trapezoidal in shape and flat. It is divided into two by a horizontal moulded groove. The area below the groove is the longest section and includes two rivet holes, one at either end, with one surviving iron rivet. Above the groove are three circular perforations in a horizontal row, and between two of the circular perforations is single projecting rectangular lug. No decoration is visible. It measures approximately 34mm long and 16mm wide. Is possibly an Early Medieval wrist clasp ?? MacGregor, A. and Bolick, E. 1993. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections, page 175-182, especially ref. 29.15. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Pooley, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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