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Description: | A copper-alloy early Anglo-Saxon sleeve or wrist clasp dating from the late 5th to 6th century (Hines 1993, 64-5), of Hines Form B20. It is a catch piece, and consists of a rectangular loop projecting from the centre of the front edge of a narrow, longitudinal raised bar. On the other side of the bar is a flat plate, the rear edge of which is made up of two semicircles in plan, each pierced with a circular sewing hole, between three isosceles triangles (one is missing). The triangles are not quite of the same size; the central triangle projects slightly further than the two outer ones. Along the straight sides of the plate are horseshoe-shaped (elongated crescent) punch marks. The clasp has a dark green patina. The break is not patinated. It is almost identical to SWYOR-B2A835 which was found in the same field, a cemetery site with other objects of the same date. Another similar example is SF-32A016.
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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