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Description: | Burnt and slightly molten fragment of an unusual copper alloy sleeve clasp, possibly Hines Form B12 or related type, see Hines 1993, Fig.93 c and d. Central part of a rectangular bar, broken at both ends with raised borders and a tinned rectangular panel with four incuse lentoid or pointed ovals forming a quatrefoil, flanked by the remains of counter-relief Style II zoomorphic decoration. On the reverse of one edge are the remains of a molten hook. Surviving length 19mm. Surviving width 22mm. 3mm thick. Weighs 5g. c.480-c.550.
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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