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Collection Item: Sleeve Clasp

Basic info

Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Sleeve clasp
Object category
Anglian
Description
A thin sheet of rectangular copper alloy with three holes even spaced along the bottom edge and an oblong opening at the top. A second piece of rectangular copper alloy with three groups of line; the bar would have attached to the larger plate in the centre as a decorative element.
Production date start
501
Production date end
600
Period
Anglian

More info

Identification

Object number
YORYM : 1947.242.1
Alternative number
242.1.47
Number of objects
1
ID
29

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Copper alloy (Whole)
Dimensions
Plate length 3.8 cm
Plate width 3.0 cm
Plate thickness 0.1 cm
Bar length 3.8 cm
Bar width 0.7 cm
Bar thickness 0.2 cm

Find spot

Place
Driffield

Production

Technique
Cast