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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy strap clasp of medieval date (c. 14th century AD). The frame has slightly convex sides, with a low transverse ridge near each corner (14.65 by 13.45 by 3.8mm). The outer edge is narrowed to accommodate a folding sheet which is now missing. The frame's bar is also narrowed and is offset. Folded around the frame is a plain, rectangular plate formed of a sheet folded over on itself (23.6 by 10.2 max. by 3.6mm). The folds were joined at the attachment end of the plate; a small, subtle rivet is retained, hammered flush to the plate. Because the attachment end of the plate is slightly splayed the rivet no longer connects the two halves. Similar clasps can be found illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (1991, 118; fig. 77); they are dated to the second half of the fourteenth century. Both plate and frame have a dark-green patina.
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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