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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy strap fitting of post-medieval date. The main body of the clasp is ovate in shape with a concave reverse and a transverse ridge at one end from which a bulbous double knoped terminal projects. The reverse of the knop is also concave and an iron rivet remains in place. A double transverse ridge is present at the opposite end of the object from which a looped hook projects, curving back on itself until touching the reverse of the fitting. A copper alloy rivet is also present from the reverse of the double ridge.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The fitting is 48.3mm long, 21.1mm wide, 7.5mm thick and weighs 11.9g.A parallel is illustrated in Read, p.227, no.816.
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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