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Description: | Silver Hooked Clasp. A cast rectangular plate with engrailed top, Read Roman Period Class A Type 1. A drilled hole of diameter 2mm, narrowing and bent up to form a forward pointing hook with a flattened end. A series of overlapping round punch marks of diameter c.1mm forms a border for the display face of the plate. Such fittings may be associated with necklaces, as fasteners for a bead string which would be tied at the hole; this object would engage another similar hook. Suggested date: Roman, 40-400.Length: 18.1mm, Width: 5.7mm, Thickness (plate): 1.2mm, Weight: 0.90gms.In view of its material and suspected age this object is to be submitted to the Treasure process, Treasure reference: 2014 T57
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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