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Description: | A complete copper alloy zoomorphic strap clasp of medieval date, circa AD 1350 - 1450. The frame is sub-trapezoidal with a narrowed strap bar and expanded front edge. The expanded edge consists of a central triangular projection with rounded tip flanked by two smaller triangular knops. The triangular projection is decorated on the upper surface with incised chevrons and the inside edge of the expanded frame has transverse incised lines radiating from the centre point outward. Two indentations are present on the upper surface opposite the recesses at which the central triangle and smaller knops meet. Two small semi-circular knops project from the upper surface of the two sides where it meets the expanded end. File marks are present on the strap bar and the reverse is flat and undecorated.The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The buckle is 28.3mm long, 16.8mm wide, 3.8mm thick and weighs 2.9g.A similar example is illustrated in Griffiths, D, Philpott, R and Egan, G (2007) Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirral Coast, p.107, no.901. A further similar example, though with a king's head terminal rather than zoomorphic is shown in Egan, G & Pritchard, F (2002) Dress Accessories 1150 -1450, p.119, fig.78, no.568. Numerous parallels are also recorded on the PAS database: https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/q/subClassification%3A%22zoomorphic%22/objectType/CLASP
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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