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Description: | A cast copper alloy frame of a folding clasp of sub rectangular shape (length: 23.8mm; width: 13.9mm; thickness: 3mm; weight: 1.69g). The frame is recessed slightly for the plate which would have originally been attached. The outside edge has linear decoration with a ridge running across the frame's width with two diagonal incised lines running from the ridge's centre spreading outwards. This decoration could be seen as a stylised face with eyebrows and nose. The outer edge has slightly broken, therefore making it unclear whether the decoration may have continued further. The overall condition of the clasp is fair with small areas of corrosion along the sides of the frame, as well as scratch marks on the underside of the decorated outside edge, possibly indicating contemporary wear and tear when the clasp was used. The clasp has a dark green/ brown patina.A similar example of this type of clasp which lacks a folding end can be seen illustrated in Egan & Pritchard's 'Dress Accessories: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London', page 119-20, ref no 568). Further examples of this type have also been found in Lincolnshire. These examples were all dated to the 14th century AD.
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