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Description: | Medieval (mid 13th to mid 15th century) folding clasp: The copper alloy clasp has a sub-trapezoidal frame, with separate long edge which is circular in section and also copper alloy. The other three sides of the frame are rectangular in section. Around the separate edge there is a fragment of copper alloy sheet with a broken edge. This is curled tightly around the spindle. The opposite edge, the narrowest of the frame has a rectangular copper alloy sheet folded over it. On the copper alloy sheet there, near the edge opposite the fold, there is a rivet hole on each terminal, with the remains of a copper alloy rivet within. The frame and both copper alloy sheets have a shiny dark green patina. The clasp measures 25.35mm long and 17.16mm wide across the frame. It weighs 2.69g.In Egan and Pritchard (2002) there are similar clasps, Nos. 551 and 569, which date to the late 13th to mid 15th centuries.Egan, G. and Pritchard, F., 2002 Dress Accessories, c. 1150- c. 1450 (Medieval finds from Excavations in London) London: Boydell Press
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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