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Description: | Post Medieval (1500-1700) cast copper alloy Type E Class 3 hooked-clasp, c.f. Read p140 no 402. The main body is sub-circular with a central lozenge panel with four openwork circles projecting out of the upper two edges. An integrally cast rectangular attachment loop is located at the apex of the fitting with a projecting hook extending from the opposite side. The hook is rectangular in plan, and bends back on itself towards the reverse of the fitting. It is 33.08mm long, 12.30mm wide across the attachment hook, 16.50mm wide across the main body and 2.99mm wide across the hook. It is 2.30mm thick and weighs 2.62grams. The fitting has lost a large amount of its original surface and some of the openwork is obscured by corrosion products.
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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