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Description: | Medieval copper alloy folding strap clasp and plate. Simple, one piece frame, with slightly convex sides, recessed for the plate and folding end. The folding end has a seperate bar-mount attached by a single central copper alloy rivet. The sheet plate is decorated on the upper surface with two incised triangles with transverse lines, and is secured by a single copper alloy rivet. Leather from the strap survives. The frame has now become detatched from the plate. Approx length overall 41.20mm. Frame - length 20.26mm (including the outstretched folding end), width 11.44mm, thickness 3.92mm, weight 1.52g. Plate - length 24.52mm, width 8.45mm, thickness 3.80mm, thickness of leather strap 2.26mm, weight 1.36g.
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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