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Description: | Part of a Medieval copper alloy strap clasp, outside edge of rectangular frame, integrally cast crowned head with crudely incised features and remains of four blind holes on the crown and blind hole and perforation at the stumps of missing sides, >24 x 22mm. Cf. a folding clasp with the head of a king, from London, illustrated and discussed in Dress Accessories (1991) no.568, and broadly similar objects found at Emneth (HER 36164) and Upwell (HER 25843). Other examples with crowned heads are known from Dover and Lincolnshire. 14th 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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