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Description: | A complete copper alloy strap clasp of Medieval date. It has rotating end that has a cut or stamped W-shape terminal end. On the exterior of the rotating end is a pointed oval shaped bar mount held in place by a small circular rivet. The clasp frame is rectangular in shape, has integral and offset circular bars at either end and on the sides has transverse ridges close to the point where each bar joins the frame. The frame measures 16.20mm in length and 12.60mm in width. The plate is rectangular in shape and made from a single sheet of folded copper alloy. It has frame recesses and on the back plate is crimped tight against the front plate and around the bar. The back plate is slightly shorter in length than the front plate and a small circular hole perforates each plate towards the terminal end where a now missing rivet would once have held the plate together. The entire object measures 35.14mm in length, 13.04mm in width, and weighs 3.86g. An almost identical example, of identical size and shape, and with similar oval shaped bar mount on the rotating end, is apparent from Medieval London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 553). This indicates a date in the 14th century for the 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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