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Description: | The clasp plate is made from a single sheet of copper alloy which has a in the centre. The sheet originally was a trapezoid, and when folded one plate is larger than the other. The fold is rounded with a void as if it originally was folded around a bar. It is this feature which suggests it is a clasp plate rather than a strap end. Both the upper and lower surfaces are undecorated. In each corner, opposite the fold both plates have circular rivet holes. The rivets remain in place. The rivets are made of a sheet of copper alloy which has been curled to form a cylinder. The rivet protruding through the smaller plate have had their heads flattened, the other face shows the rivets are abraded or incomplete. The surface has a well developed dark green patina. The plate measures 19.67mm long and 22.19mm wide. It weighs 2.99g.The clasp plate is probably of a Medieval 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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