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Description: | An almost complete copper alloy Post-Medieval dress fastener (c. 1500 - 1800). Read's Class E, Type 8 (Figurative), Cf. Read 2008, p.114. The dress fastener consists of a circular plate, which is divided into two fields with raised vertical ridge, the decoration on either side is difficult to decipher, possibly forming two animals facing each other. On one side of the plate, there is a rectangular attachment loop, approximately 10.1 mm wide. From the lower portion of the plate, there is a central D-shaped hook extending from the plate, which is missing the hooked terminal. The reverse of the fastener is undecorated, with a slightly concave plate.The dress fastener measures 31.8 mm in length, 16.9 mm wide, 2.2 mm thick and weighs 2.44 g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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