|
Date: |
|
Description: | An incomplete copper alloy single sharp hooked clasp (dress hook), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD1600).Around 75% of the hooked clasp is present, with the loop and hook incomplete. The sub rectangular attachment loop is incomplete. The openwork plate is , depicting an equal armed cross with a central pellet, within a linear circle, four circular holes are present in each quarter. The edge is beaded and engrailed. The back is undecorated.It measures 18.8 mm in length, 14.5 mm wide and 1.5 mm thick. It weighs 0.9 grams.The hooked clasp is a mid green to brown colour, with an even surface patina. A comparative example have been published as #370-2 in Read, 2008 (p99) , classified as Early Post Medieval Class E single sharp hooked clasps, Type 3. Read (2008, 87), mentions that all Class E clasps recovered by the Thames Mudlarks have been from secure c. AD 1500 to c. AD 1550 deposits, suggesting a 16th Century date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
|
|