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Description: | A silver clasp, probably modern in date. The clasp is rectangular 15.19mm x 20.30mm and 2.24mm thick. The centre of the clasp is decorated with open-work of triangles formed by the presence of five lines of vertical lines and which are then criss-crossed by diagonal lines. The surfaces of vertical lines are smooth and form elongated ovals where they are broken due to the diagonal lines crossing them. The surfaces of the diagonal lines are decorated with tiny close set pellets c.0.37mm in diameter. The area of open-work is bordered by a single line of these close set pellets and then a wider solid border 2.28mm. The solid border has a scalloped outer edge 2.36mm wide, and larger pellets with a diameter 1.34mm that are evenly spaced 1.32mm apart. The area of open-work is slightly convex from the border. Attachment bar 1.05mm thick would originally have been a straight bar behind the solid border, however this has been bent outwards from its attachment behind the two corners. Extending out from the opposite edge of the clasp is a hook 3.89mm wide and 0.83mm thick. The hook extends from the edge of the clasp by 2.94mm before turning backwards by 90 degrees for another 4.61mm.Period: Post 1711Dimensions: Length: 18.81 mmWidth: 20.3 mmThickness: 2.24 mmWeight: 1.84 gDiscussion: The find dates to later than 1710 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
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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