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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap clasp of probable 14th century date. The clasp measures 27.5mm by 14.2mm by 4.2mm and weighs 3.27g. It is similar to folding examples but has no rotating end. The clasp consists of a rectangular loop, the outside edge of which is moulded to resemble a crown with a central trefoil, a knop on each side and a small round hole between the central and side knops. The back of the outside edge is hollow. At the other end the frame appears to be recessed for a (missing) plate. The clasp is of similar form to no. 568 in Egan and Pritchard's 'Dress Accessories' (1990, p. 119), although the decorative end on the London example has a face in addition to the crown. It is not known how this type of clasp would have functioned. HAMP-1870E7, from Kings Somborne, Hampshire, is similar in form, although less elaborate. | 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
1399 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Naomi Payne | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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