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Description: | Cast copper alloy clasp length 59mm, width 42mm, thickness 11mm, weight 9.37g. the hinge is made up of two highly decorated moulded plates. The first plate is rectangular, at the rear edge there is a point which has a small lug on either side, projecting form on the centre, on both of the rear corners is a curved arm that projects out at an angle of 45 degrees, both arm have a knop terminal that has a rivet hole in the centre. There are two loops on the forward edge, in-between which is fitted a single loop of the forward plate. The forward plate is rectangular in plan, there are is a semicircle on either side, rounded corners on the forward edge and a small circular knop terminal in the centre of the forward edge. The reverse of this plate has a hook which is mounted at a right angle to the plate, there is a separate copper alloy sheet that has been riveted onto the underside, presumably to act as a spring, about half of this plate is missing. The top of both plates are decorated by zigzag lines that around the edges. This artefact dates to the 17th century
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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