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SLEEVE CLASP
Unique ID: SF-6B381D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and abraded incomplete cast copper-alloy sleeve clasp dating to the Early Medieval period, c. 500-600 AD. Less than one half of the 'male' portion of the sleeve clasp survives, its partner and part of its lower section missing in old breaks. The object is broadly rectangular in plan, consisting a bar with a front edge demonstrating closely-spaced transverse mouldings and a broken hook, behind which are two small circular apertures that themselves are in front of a scalloped (?) back edge. Preserved in rather poor condition with an uneven greenish patina, it survives to a length of 25.36mm, 11.36mm wide at its widest surviving point and 2.57mm thick at its midpoint. It weighs 2.63g. This example is possibly of Hines form B18.
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
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 500
Date to: Circa AD 600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.36 mm
Width: 11.36 mm
Thickness: 2.57 mm
Weight: 2.63 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 22nd October 2018
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Norton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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