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Description: | A cast copper alloy folding clasp component. The clasp frame is a sub-rectangle in plan. The strap bar is a sub-square in section and slightly narrowed. The edge opposite the strap bar is expanded in width and has a cast integral face, with the fringe of the hair forming the interior edge. The lower edge of the fringe forms a 'V' shape. The nose is a sub-oval platform in high-relief, and there are two circular perforations as eyes. The reverse of the face is hollow. The sides of the clasp are slightly convex on the exterior and concave on the interior. The frame has traces of a dark green patina otherwise the surface is abraded. It measures 25.55mm long and 16.05mm wide. It weighs 2.9g. In Egan and Pritchard (Egan G. and Pritchard F. 2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) there is a similar clasp (No. 568) dated to the 13th to mid 14th centuries.
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