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SLEEVE CLASP

Unique ID: NMS-0E03A1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Extremely worn and incomplete applied bar of sleeve clasp of Hines form B13, B14 or B17, a narrow ribbed section between two plain lengths. It measures >23.5mm in length and dates to the late 5^th - early 6^th century.

Class: Hines form B13, B14 or B17

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 450
Date to: Circa AD 550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st February 2011 - Thursday 31st March 2011

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 51275

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Snetterton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hines, J.	1993	Clasps Hektespenner Agraffen: Anglo-Scandinavian Clasps of Classes A-C of the 3rd to 6th Centuries A D: Typology, diffusion and function	Stockholm	Kungl Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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