2024-03-28T16:51:48+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results2120MiddleHampshireCountyCastPOST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detector2010513.jpg177652008Good1176041PM2.13DistrictCertain4BERK176531650Cliddesdenx410474.2Basingstoke and Deane106272010-12-08T11:34:20ZReturned to finder2South EastCirca
A cast copper alloy toggle clasp, dating to the 16th / 17th century. The mount is triangular in form with two open circles cut out from each long side at the top and bottom. There is a three-pronged crown design on each side between these open circles, with a central circular hole between for decoration. There is one rivet hole towards the base of the clasp that retains an iron rivet, the base is crenellated while the peak has a rounded knop which would have slotted into a clasp attachment, now missing.
The clasp would have been one of two opposite each other with a clasp attachment in the centre of the two. An identical clasp is featured in Read (2008:208-209), figs 753 & 757. These clasp are thought to have adorned sword belts or similar. A smaller example of this fitting was found close by (BERK-624D97), although it is unclear, and due to the smaller size unlikely that they were part of the same clasp, although they could have adorned the same belt.
Anni Byard31.9971BERK-623CF841844612010.512POST MEDIEVALCLASPfinds-4184461118.41BERK-621BE7Complete1500x41047images/abyard/1307166PAS4CF621BE001DD042010-12-01T10:21:53ZCertainx4104712008-01-01T00:00:00Z362010-08-17T23:00:00Z2POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:09:49.68ZMiddleHampshireCountyCastPOST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detector2010512.jpg177652008Good1176041PM1.98DistrictCertain4BERK176531650Cliddesdenx410473.1Basingstoke and Deane106272010-12-08T11:34:46ZReturned to finder2South EastCirca
A cast copper alloy toggle clasp, dating to the 16th / 17th century. The mount is triangular in form with two open circles cut out from each long side at the top and bottom. There is a three-pronged crown design on each side between these open circles, with a central circular hole between for decoration. There is one rivet hole towards the base of the clasp, the base is crenellated while the peak has a rounded knop which would have slotted into a clasp attachment, now missing.
The clasp would have been one of two opposite each other with a clasp attachment in the centre of the two. An identical clasp is featured in Read (2008:208-209), figs 753 & 757. These clasp are thought to have adorned sword belts or similar. A larger example of this fitting was found close by (BERK-621BE7), although it is unclear, and due to the larger size unlikely that they were part of the same clasp, although they could have adorned the same belt.
Anni Byard30.1871BERK-6257D741844912010.513POST MEDIEVALCLASPfinds-4184491114.87BERK-624D97Complete1500x41047images/abyard/1307165PAS4CF624D9001D0A42010-12-01T10:36:45ZCertainx4104712008-01-01T00:00:00Z362010-08-17T23:00:00Z2POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:09:49.681Z