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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy folding strap clasp of Medieval date. Only the poorly preserved copper-alloy plate and part of the frame survive intact, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. The frame has a an offset cylidrical bar from which extend rectangular sides that are rectangular in section and terminate in old breaks close to the bar. One side retains a moulded vertical ridge on the outer edge. The separately cast plate has an upper and lower plate that are rectangular in form and of equal size, hinging around the bar of the frame. Their outer edges have suffered from extensive post-depositional damage and they appear undecorated. There is a single central rivet at the attachment end, which is cylindrical in form with flattened round heads. The entire object measures 22.43mm in length, 15.68mm in width, 3.79mm in thickness and 2.65g in weight. This is a folding strap clasp of Medieval date, c.14th century AD. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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