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Description: | Cast copper alloy strap clasp dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). It is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-circular in cross-section. It is conical in shape. The object consists of a cast rectangular piece of copper alloy. The top of the object is pointed and the bottom flat. The pointed end has been moulded into the form of a hat, below which is a raised moulded face. The hat has raised vertical linear decoration. The face consists of a wide noise, two pellet eyes and a linear mouth. Below the face there is an open sub-rectangular panel, the function of which is unknown. The reverse of the object is undecorated has a depression at the reverse of the raised face. Similar examples can be found on p119 of Egan and Pritchard: 'Dress Accessories c.1150-1450: 1991. It can be dated to the 14th - 15th century. It has a dark greenish black patina.
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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