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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy folding strap clasp of Medieval date (c. AD 1330 - c. AD 1400). The copper alloy frame is sub-rectangular in plan and has slightly convex sides with a slight spur on the outerside near each corner. It measures 13.8mm by 12.9mm. The sheet copper alloy folding end is incomplete with most of the flap missing due to an old break. It is narrowed to accommodate the frame and folded 270 degrees around the bar. There is a copper alloy bar mount secured by a single seperate copper alloy rivet to the folding end just beyond the frame. The sheet copper alloy strap plate was also recessed for the bar. There is a single seperate copper alloy rivet in the centre near the end; the end is irregular in shape and may be broken. All elements of this artefact have a shiny dark green patina although it is missing in places. It is 28.7mm long (with the flap stuck in an open position), 12.9mm wide and 2.9mm thick, it weighs 1.86 grams.Similar folding strap clasps from London have been dated c. 1330-1400 (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 'Dress Accessories', 116-18, fig. 77, ref 555).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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