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CLASP
Unique ID: SWYOR-6B5350
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Two Medieval folding strap clasp frames which have been miscast and discarded and so are joined together by metal that escaped from the mould. They date from the late 13th to 15th century, and many examples can be seen in Dress Accessories starting on page 116. The frames are sub rectangular with convex sides and recessed bars at each end. They do not appear to have the transverse ridges on the sides that many finished examples have. It is not clear why the casting sprue joining the two frames together was not trimmed off and the frames finished. An example of a finished Strap clasp is SOM-01EE42.
This casting debris is evidence that folding strap clasps were being made in the York Area. They can be compared to other finds of unfinished objects from the outskirts of York: SWYOR-76F57 and SWYOR-76E7F8.
Length 32.04mm Width 16.12mm Thickness 3.45mm Weight 5.04g
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Class: three part
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.04 mm
Width: 16.12 mm
Thickness: 3.45 mm
Weight: 5.04 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Thursday 16th February 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1775
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Naburn (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5945
Four figure Latitude: 53.897822
Four figure longitude: -1.103616
1:25K map: SE5945
1:10K map: SE54NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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