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Description: | Anglo-saxon copper alloy wrist clasp, 28mm long and 15mm wide. The object has a reddish patina and is complete. The whole object is rectangular in form with various protrusions. The clasp is formed of three raised rectangular sections, 8mmm wide, each with a semi-circular protrusion on one side. Each protrusion has a central circular hole c.2mm in diameter. Between each rectangle is a strip c 5mm wide which is decorated with a series of raised lines. The central rectangle has a second protrusion on the opposite side to the others. This is rectangular and protrudes c.4mm. It has a rectangular hole in its centre and would have held the hook from the other clasp.
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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