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Description: | A cast copper alloy dress mount or clasp connector, dating to probably the late 15th ? early 16th century.
It is formed of a figure of eight loop, one loop is now partially broken. The object measures 26.84 mm x 17.12 mm. Part of the object appears to be missing, as there are a number of breaks along the top of the figure of eight formation. It is however impossible to see what would once have survived there.
The orientation of the object is uncertain. There is a small hole though the mount at the junction between the two loops in the figure of eight. It is possible that this hole was intended for attachment (by way of a lost rivet). The two larger loops may have been for suspension or at this date possibly to hold loops in the manner of a clasp connector (see Egan, 2005). The wear pattern seen on the loop could suggest that this object is more likely to be a clasp connector.
The metal is a mid greyish-green colour and is heavily pitted; so much of the original surface has been removed.
A similar object can be seen in Egan, 2005 (see full reference below). Egan has classified these objects as either dress mounts or clasp connectors. Due to the fragmentary nature of this finds it is difficult to assign it confidently to one or the other types of artefact. | 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: | 1450
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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