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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: HAMP-19CE87
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy post-medieval toggle clasp dating from 1500 - 1700; it is probably a sword belt fitting. The object consists of a sub-rectangular main body with an integral openwork circular loop at the broader end, the openwork resembling a four-lobed leaf. The loop is not complete (through wear and damage) and the top right part is missing, Attached to the loop is a smaller circular suspension-loop, offset to one side and perpendicular to the body of the clasp. The body is formed of three transverse moulded ridges that are hollow to the reverse. There is a break at end of the third ridge. The ridges are divided by grooves and there is a rivet hole in the body of the first ridge. The rivet hole retains corroded iron residue.
The object measures 37.37mm in length, and 21.29mm maximum width. The body is 9.43mm in width. The open circular hoop has a diameter of 14.33mm, and the suspension-loop has a diameter of 8.17mm. The ridges 4.53mm in length, and the grooves are 1.76mm in length. The upper body that joins to the open loop is 5.38mm. The fitting weighs 3.91g.
For similar examples see Read 2008 'Hooked-Clasps and Eyes' p. 210 nos. 759 and 760. For examples on the PAS database see ESS-5214E7, DENO-7B4E27 or SWYOR-7D31E6.
Class: Clasp
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.4 mm
Width: 21.3 mm
Weight: 3.91 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th February 2016 - Sunday 14th February 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust object entry form WINCM 252
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
To be known as: Froxfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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