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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy folding strap clasp of late thirteenth to early fifteenth century date. The rotating end is missing. Overall length 39mm, width 23mm and 3.5mm thick. Weight 5.34g.
The one-piece simple frame is rectangular with slightly convex sides 15mm long and 23mm wide. Both sides have a modest ridge at each corner, trails very similar to those on the frames of some contemporary buckles (Egan,G and Pritchard, F. 1991. 61, 437). The bar on which the plate is hinged is narrowed and circular in cross-section and the outside edge is recessed and circular in cross-section. The inner faces of the sides are ?glossy? through wear, presumably caused by contact with the rotating end.
The folded copper alloy plate, which is undecorated and recessed for the frame, is rectangular in plan, 28mm long and 18mm wide. It is slightly damaged along the edges. At the attachment end, which is concave in plan, are two flat-headed rivets which are flush with the plate on both of its surfaces. Between the folded plate is the remains of a woven creamy coloured girdle. The strap clasp is generally in good condition with a smooth and even dark green patina. There is a small amount of active bronze disease along the fold of the plate. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1250
1450 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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