Rights Holder: All rights reserved
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

CLASP

Unique ID: LEIC-E3E982

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval copper alloy clasp. The object has two narrow spacers(?) joined by a shoulder-like bar, projecting from which is a short round-ended knop with a decorative raised rib. The object is 26mm long, 21mm wide, 3mm thick and weighs 3.4g.

Class: two part
Sub class: small head (variant)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 3.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th October 2010

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2195

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Hoby with Rotherby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6817
Four figure Latitude: 52.746354
Four figure longitude: -0.994092
1:25K map: SK6817
1:10K map: SK61NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Whilst searching with a metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: SOM-9B5182
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
An incomplete fragment of half of a Post Medieval two-part toggle clasp, possibly from a sword belt of 16th to 17th century date. This part i…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: SOM-276CD3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Medieval copper alloy composite buckle with the frame and part of the forked spacer surviving. The front and back plates are missing. The fra…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: WILT-E8DA70
Object type: HOARD
Broadperiod: BRONZE AGE
A hoard of c.114 Bronze Age objects spanning the Early Bronze Age to the Earliest Iron Age and probably deposited c.800-600 BC. Abbreviati…
Workflow: Published

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.