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SLEEVE CLASP

Unique ID: NMS-730B46

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Early Saxon wrist-clasp hook-plate of Hines 1993 Form B20, only the stump of the hook extant, four surviving (of five) triangular lugs on the rear edge, the outer two of which were pierced for attachment, one survives, the other is missing. In front of these is a moulded flat transverse rib with multiple stamps comprising a triangle with central dot. Breaks not recent. Surviving length 17mm. Surviving width 35mm. Weighs 4.89g. Late 5th - early 6th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 480
Date to: Circa AD 530

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17 mm
Width: 11.5 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 4.89 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th October 2013 - Monday 11th November 2013

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 34131
Other reference: KLMD112013

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Oxborough (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF7602
Four figure Latitude: 52.58730898
Four figure longitude: 0.59656539
1:25K map: TF7602
1:10K map: TF70SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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