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Description: | Cast copper alloy strap clasp with a sheet metal plate. The frame is rectangular with a oval sectioned 2.0 x 1.7mm bar across its outside end, its sides have a rectangular section 2.2 x 1.9mm increasing slightly in the area of the outer bar. The general finish is not good. The plate is of wrap around type and is secured by a single 1.5mm diameter rivet. Preserved between the leaves of the plate is some organic material representing the original strap. This appears to consist of textile made from threads made from a vegetable fibre. In London clasp of this form occur in contexts dating from 1270-1400 (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig 77).
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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