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Description: | Copper alloyClasp. Fragment of an oval sheet metal object with a projecting lug at one end; the lug has been folded backwards. A central rectangular slot has been cut in the sheet. Five ring and dot are punched into surface, and the folded lug bears incised cross-hatch decoration. Both the slot, which appears functional, and the decorative detail, appear to have been added to a plainer or reused object. Kate Roe kindly suggests an alternative identification as an improvised girdle hanger, which is apt to the period - this fragment could come from either end of such an object. Suggested date: Late Roman to Early Medieval, 300-700.Length: 23.8mm, Width: 13.18mm, Thickness (of sheet): 1mm, Weight: 1.3gms.
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