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"421113","LON-78E963","PAS4D078E960015C9","FASTENING","","","19.37","","4.68","4.29","","1","","","ROMAN","43","410","A Roman copper alloy eye clasp from a necklace hook and eye fastener dating AD43-410.  This is a Read (2008:3) Class A Type 1 fastener.  The fastener has a rectangular shank with a truncated sub-triangular section and there is an integral, flattened, circular tab at each end with a central, circular perforation for attachment.  These two attachment loops are set at 90º to each other.  The corresponding hooked fastener would attach to one of the loops and the thread of the necklace would attach to the other loop.  Each side of the rectangular shank is decorated with stamped, repeated S-shapes.


Dimensions: length:19.37mm; width: 4.68mm; thickness: 4.29mm; weight: 1.04g.


Reference: Read, B. 2008.  Hooked-Clasps and Eyes.  A Classification and Catalogue of Sharp- or Blunt-Hooked Clasps and Miscellaneous Hooks, Eyes, Loops, Rings or Toggles.  Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset.","","","2010-12-14 15:35:23","2010-12-16 11:38:00","4","1","1","","","","","","1","1","1","1","","","1","3","Regional importance","ksumnall","Kate Sumnall","LON","ksumnall","Kate Sumnall","Copper alloy","","","","Cast","","Complete","Fair","Certain","ROMAN","ROMAN","","Metal detector","","Mrs Kate Sumnall","","Mrs Kate Sumnall","ESSEX","MORETON","EPPING FOREST","","","","TL5507","TL5507","TL50NE","","","","","","","From Finder","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","309321","Jones - dbl ended fitting - Oct 10.jpg","images/ksumnall/",