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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy folding strap-clasp, dating from the Medieval period.The plate has been folded widthways, forming two equal-sized rectangular sides. Three grooves have been incised longitudinally into the surface of the upper plate, with two chevrons over the central of these lines. A copper-alloy rivet, centrally located at the non-frame end, holds the two sides of the plate together and would also have secured the now-missing strap. The remaining portion of the frame is contained within the fold of the plates. Little survives of one side of this frame, whereas the other side is largely intact and terminates in a moulded and grooved zoomorphic head.Length: 26.7mm; width: 13.4mm; thickness: 4.1mm. Weight: 3.77g. This artefact is a variation on a series of 'King's head' folding strap-clasps, an example of which, bearing similar incised decoration, was found in London (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 119-120/Fig. 78, no. 58). Stratigraphic evidence suggests that such objects probably date from the 14th century (ibid. 120).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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