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Description: | A cast copper alloy belt clasp or hanger dating to the early post-medieval period. The fitting is one section of a two part clasp which are thought to be asoociated with sword belts or belt hangers. This example is roughly rectangular in plan with a rectangular aperture at one end and pointed crenellations at the other. In this opposing end there are two circular apertures, however one is now broken being on the edge of the fitting. There are two loops located on one long edge of the fitting, which would have been used to suspend other fittings and attachements. Similar examples are illustrated in Read (2008:209) where these clasp are dated to the 16th century AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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