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Description: | Part of a strap clasp, with a sub-rectangular frame. The outside edge has an integrally cast crowned head with crudely incised features and the remains of four drilled holes in the crown. Has slightly curved rectangular-sectioned sides and a narrowed oval-sectioned bar. Measures 34mm x 19mm. A folding clasp with the head of a king, from London, is illustrated and discussed in Dress Accessories (1991) no.568 and DIGIT of broadly similar object found at 36164 Emneth. Other examples with crowned heads are known from Dover and Linconshire. 14th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Crawford, Becky | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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