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Description: | A copper alloy catch-piece from an Anglo-Saxon Sleeve clasp or wrist clasp. The plate and bar are cast in one piece with the catch. The rectangular loop forming the catch projects from the centre of the front edge. The bar has a central recessed rectangular panel filled with curved lines in relief. These are possibly zoomorphic. At each end of the panel are three transverse grooves. Beyond these at the ends of the bar is a square flat panel decorated with an incised cross saltire. The bar is defined from the plate by a longitudinal groove. The plate is curved. It has a scalloped rear edge of six lobes. There is a circular sewing hole through each end of the plate, and three circular depressions between them which do not pierce the plate. The reverse is plain. The sleeve clasp has a dark green patina. Wrist-clasps date to the late fifth or sixth centuries AD. This may be an example of Hines Form B20. There does not seem to be another example of this design on the PAS database, but it can be compared to NLM-A45353, SF-05EBB0, NLM-EDD984, SF8503 and NLM-8418C1.
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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