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Description: | A Medieval cast copper alloy folding strap clasp with strap plate. The clasp is sub-oval in plan with a straight outer side and convex curved upper and lower sides. The outer side is circular in section and recessed to take the folding plate, which is missing. There are small projections on the outer sides of the upper and lower edges opposite the ends of the strap and folding plate bars. The strap plate is formed of a single piece of copper alloy sheet bent in half over the recessed strap bar. The end of one side is rectangular, the other end if broken. In the complete end is the remains of an iron rivet. The buckle has a light grey-green patina. It is 11.6mm long (at the buckle) 7.2mm long (at the plates), 34.3mm wide and a maximum thickness of 2.1mm. It weighs 1.97 grams.Egan and Pritchard (1991) illustrate similar examples, p. 118, ref. 551-9 which date from the late 13th to the early 15th centuries.
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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