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Description: | Strap clasp, comprising rectangular frame, outside edge with projecting integrally cast and incised animal-head, slightly convex sides, rectangular-sectioned bar for missing plate. Measures 23 mm x 10 mm. The more commonly found type bearing a king's head is illustrated and discussed in Dress Accessories (1991) no.568, and other examples with crowned heads are known from Dover and Lincolnshire. Dates to the 14th century.
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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