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CLASP
Unique ID: NLM-511593
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy and iron possible pointed clasp. Cast flat tear-drop shaped plate with projecting point and an iron rivet or pin of diameter/thickness circa 5mm set centrally; on the reverse more extensive ferrous corrosion may indicate this object was attached to iron. The form resembles Early Medieval single sharp-hooked clasps (Read 2008, page 24, Early Medieval Class D type 1); the date-range of these - Anglo-Scandinavian in a Northern context - is similar to that of heavier stirrup mounts which also feature frequent ferrous metal traces. The upper edge opposite the point is abraded and probably broken. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1100.
Length: 24.7mm, Width: 14.9mm, Thickness (clear of iron): 2.5mm, Weight: 2.42gms.
Class: Read early medieval Class D type 1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.7 mm
Width: 14.9 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 2.42 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM16423a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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