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Description: | A medieval, sheet copper-alloy strap clasp. The clasp consists of two,rectangular sheet copper-alloy plates joined together by three rivets. The upper plate is very thick and is narrowed at one end with a downward-facing, curved hook. The lower plate is of thinner material and has no hook. The hooked end of the clasp has a single, central rivet connecting the two plates tightly together with no space between them for a strap. At the opposite end of the clasp, the plates are connected by two rivets, one in each corner. At this end, the plates are further apart, with a gap between them holding the remains of a leather strap in-situ. The lower plate is undecorated but the upper one has incised, toothed decoration on the corners to either side of the hook and across the opposite end and corners. The upper plate also has a geometric pattern of rocker-arm decoration across its surface.NLM-0315B2 records what is likely to be the other half of such a strap clasp although a little smaller.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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