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CLASP
Unique ID: SF-C8ED91
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast copper-alloy folding strap clasp of Medieval date. It has a rectangular frame with offset and narrowed bar. At the outer edge is a separately cast cylindrical bar with flat, rectangular folding clasp. Hinging around the bar is a separately cast attachment plate that is rectangular in form with rectangular frame recesses and a single circular rivet hole at the centre of the attachment end. It measures 6.79mm in width (bent), 28.46mm in length, 4.88mm in thickness, and 3.10g in weight. This is a folding strap clasp of Medieval date, c.14th century AD (cf Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 566).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.46 mm
Width: 6.79 mm
Thickness: 4.88 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
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