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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy blunt hooked clasp (dress hook), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1649 - AD 1660).Approximately 95% of the hooked clasp is present, with only the hook missing. The clasp is ovoid (oval) in plan, with one attachment loop on the left side and two on the right (either side of the remnants of the hook). The centre of the clasp is decorated with the joined shields of the Commonwealth Arms. The left shield bears the Cross of St George, and the right shield has the Irish harp, although that is heavily worn and less easily identified. The back is plain and undecorated.The hooked clasp measures 42.38 mm in length, 20.12 mm wide and 1.87 mm thick. It weighs 4.3 grams.The hooked clasp is a mid green to brown colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the ploughsoil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface and decorational detail.Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database as BERK-4EBF97, PUBLIC-3C03F5, WAW-70FFB2, HAMP-273C55, SUR-4DBAA7 and WAW-36B2D3. Two comparative examples have been published as #673-4 in Read, 2008 (p177) and he has classified them as Early Post Medieval Class A single blunt hooked and eye clasps, Type 8 which have three attachment knops. The presence of the joined shields of the Commonwealth, would indicate that this clasp was produced during the Commonwealth Period (AD 1649 until AD 1660).
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