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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy strap clasp of medieval date (c. 1270-1350AD). The frame has slightly convex sides, with a transverse ridge near each corner. The thicker outer edge retains a folding sheet in situ. The sheet is folded around the bar of the mount and moves freely. It may have originally been longer. The sheet has a transverse bar mount attached by a single rivet in the centre. The frame's bar is offset and narrowed. Folded around it is a rectangular plate formed of a sheet folded over on itself. The upper plate is slightly longer than the lower one. A rivet near the open end attaches the two plates to each other, and to the strap, part of which survives in situ. Similar clasps can be found illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (p. 116; fig. 76). This object has a dark-green patina with patches of lighter brown corrosion product. See also PAS record ID HAMP-DFA200.
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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