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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy single sharp hooked clasp (dress hook), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD 1600).The hooked clasp consists of a sub rectangular attachment loop, a circular openwork central plan, depicting a fleur-de-lis within a linear circle, and a single sharp hook. The back is plain and undecorated.It measures 24.81 mm in length, 19.46 mm wide and 1.65 mm thick. It weighs 2.6 grams.The hooked clasp is a mid green to brown colour, with an even surface patina. Post depositional damage has occurred to the clasp, probably due to soil pressure, and has resulted in the clasp demonstrating a 90 degree bend, with a small crack present.A comparative example have been published as #380 in Read, 2008 (p100) , classified as Early Post Medieval Class E single sharp hooked clasps, Type 3. Read (2008, 87), mentions that all Class E clasps recovered by the Thames Mudlarks have been from secure c. AD 1500 to c. AD 1550 deposits, suggesting a 16th Century date.
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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