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Description: | A copper-alloy sub-rectangular strap clasp frame which dates to c.1270-c.1500. It weighs 1.0g, and measures in width 13.62mm, thickness 2.25mm and length 13.61mm. The sides are slightly outcurved, and both bars (for plate and for rotating end) are square in cross-section. The frame formed part of what Egan and Pritchard call a 'folding strap clasp' (1991, 116-120). The now-missing 'folding' closure rotated around one end bar of the frame, and was usually fitted with a separate bar-mount held in place by a single rivet. In London these come from contexts of the late 13th to late 14th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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