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Description: | A copper-alloy folding strap clasp of medieval date. Several examples of this category of artefact have been found in excavations in London, in layers dating from the late 13th to early 15th centuries AD (G. Egan and F. Pritchard; 1991; pp. 116).
The frame is sub-rectangular in plan, increasing slightly in width towards the distal end. The outer face of each horizontal side has two transverse ridges. The rotating end consists of a piece of sheet metal which is wrapped around the distal bar and fits within the confines of the frame; it has an attached vertical bar. The rectangular plate is bent double around the axis bar and has two opposing rivet holes. Overall, the object is bent and slightly corroded. It measures 33mm long, 10.5mm wide and 4.8mm thick. The weight is 2.65g. | 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: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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