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Description: | Post Medieval cast copper alloy two-part clasp with openwork design. This is the attachment end of either a hooked section or an eye section of a two part clasp. The main plate is heart shaped with two open circles at the top joined by a V shaped piece the upper ends of which abut the circles. At the top projects a flat oval knop containing the remains of an iron rivet in the centre. The lower point of the V extends downwards and continues into a wider, probably oval, plate with a central small hole, possibly a second rivet hole. The remainder is missing from an old break. Length 28.5mm, width 17.3mm, thickness 1.5mm. Weight 2.15 grams.It is similar to No 802 in Read (2008) p. 223 where the hook and eye sections are both illustrated. Read suggests such pieces were from sword belt, baldrick or horse harness dating to the 16th or 17th century. SOM-F12F21 on this database is also similar.
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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