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Description: | A cast, copper alloy, rectangular fame from a folding strap clasp dating from c.1300-1450. The frame has a recessed strap bar and outer edge. It probably had a separate plate, and a revolving cylinder and plate (folding end) on the outer edge. It has slightly convex sides with a transverse ridge near each corner. It has a dark brown patina. It is 14.2mm long, 13.8mm wide and 3.2mm thick. It weighs 1.16gm. References: Whitehead, Buckles 1250-1800, p.41, No.234, and Egan and Pritchard, page 118 - 119.
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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