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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy folding strap clasp frame with decorative outer edge in the form of a king?s head, 14th century. The king?s face is triangular with well-moulded features (slight damage to tip of nose), and the crown has four circular piercings. There is a transverse ridge on the edge of the frame to either side of the chin. Rectangular frame with slightly convex sides and narrowed and offset strap bar. Length 34.85mm, width 18.17mm, thickness across nose 5.9mm, thickness across sides 3.2mm, weight 5.2g.
See Egan & Pritchard 1991 ('Dress Accessories', HMSO) for an identical clasp, p.119-20, fig 78, no.568, dated to 1350-1400. | 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: | 1300
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rachel Atherton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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