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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap clasp of probable Medieval date, about AD 1150 - 1250. It consists of a D shaped loop like a buckle frame, and an integral narrow, rectangular plate.The frame of the loop has an expanded outer edge and stepped shoulders, reminicient of 'animal biting bar' type buckles. The integral plate does not have a hole near the loop, ruling out use as a buckle. One face is decorated with a Z-form step pattern defined by a raised brassy border which is toothed along the outer edges. The cell nearest the loop is incomplete and that at the outer end of the bar is only a partial cell, but the object itself appears to be complete with a rounded end to the plate. No trace of enamel or other decorative finishes survives. There are two small rivet holes, one in the centre of the extreme outer end of the bar, the other in the centre of the bar at the point where the decoration stops. Both rivet holes are empty. The loop and the underside of the bar are without decoration. The artefact has a partial dark green patina. It is 64.8mm long, 22.3mm wide and 6.1mm thick. It weighs 15.87gm.Parallels for this form of strap clasp can be seen in the Meols Catalogue. Number 939 (page 107), 944 and 945 (page 115) have a loop with an expanded outer edge and an integral bar. The shape of the loop differs slightly. Compare also LIN-9BBFC7. The decoration can also be paralled by the mount number 1029 on the same page. These clasps are assigned to the late 13th to early 16th century. The loop shape can be paralleled by Meols number 311 - 314 (page 72) which are given a 10th - 12th century date.
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