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Description: | A medieval copper alloy strap clasp dating from AD 1250 - 1450. The clasp comprises of an oval frame, rotating end, and rectangular plate.The rotating end is made of sheet copper alloy wrapped round the outside edge of the frame and has an attached copper alloy plain rectangular bar mount 8.82mm long and 3.82mm wide with a D-shaped cross section. The frame is oval, 10.46mm wide and 12.95mm long, with an offset bar and a recess on the outside edge for the attachment of the rotating end. The plate is made of a thin single sheet of copper alloy, 6.08mm wide and 24.51mm long, folded around the inside edge of the frame. There is a single central copper alloy rivet at the open, attachment end joining the front and back plates. The metal has a dark green patina.Similar clasps can be found illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (1991: 118; fig. 77).
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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