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Description: | A silver loop fastener of 16th century AD date. A silver loop has been formed into one large loop and two smaller ones for attachment to textile. On the front at the centre is an applied disc with knop and filigree ornament. At the centre is a granule within a wire annulet surrounded by seven smaller wire annulets, a wire border. This upper surface has been gilded.Discussion: A similar loop fastening from Cambridgeshire was reported through the Treasure Act (Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, 149; ref. 702/2006 T584).Dimensions: Length: 20.8 mm; width: 12.7 mm; max. thickness: 3.3 mm; weight: 1.31 gAs the dress fitting contains at least 10% silver and is at least 300 years old, it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations 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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