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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy wrist-clasp half of Hines's Class C. The surviving part of the clasp is most likely to be the head of the clasp, it has been cast, is almost rectangular in shape, flaring outwards at the external edge and measures 28mm in length and 17mm in width at its widest point. The front face of the wrist clasp is decorated with a zoomorphic design, and has been gilded, 4mm from the outer edge and almost half way up the clasp there is a small rectangular hole. It is possibly Hines's Form C4 (1993) due to its almost rectangular shape and gilding. This wrist clasp is early Anglo-Saxon and sixth century in date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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