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Description: | A copper-alloy catch piece of Hines Form C1 sleeve or wrist clasp (Hines 1993, 67-69). Clasps of Form C1 are known from England and Scandinavia and have epsilon-shaped clasp halves with a symmetrical pair of animal heads meeting at the front edge. This example can be further classified as a Barrington type, which is only found in England. This type is characterized by a flat, plain rear edge, double ridge necks and two T-shaped spiggots. This example measures 44.18mm in length and 17.80mm in width. The catch element is complete projecting from the centre of the inner edge. The Barrington form is the most numerous form in England and ten examples are mentioned by Hines, six of which are from the cemeteries at Barrington, Cambridgeshire, the others occur in Suffolk, elsewhere in Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. One example from Barrington was found with a square headed brooch dated circa 510-530 AD. There is also another Form C1 Barrington type from Little Wilbraham, see SF-17C273.
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