Accession No
1948.1470 A.1-2
Description
Pair of sheet copper alloy wristclasps. Decorated with repoussé dots. Two sewing holes on both the catch-piece (.1) and the hook-piece (.2).
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Little Wilbraham; Streetway Hill
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Neville, Richard Cornwallis (Lord Braybrooke) [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.1470 A.1-2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
32mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Pair of sheet bronze wrist clasps. 2 holes for attachment to cuff. Slot into which tongue fits. Shallow repousse dot ornament; Complete
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Found 1851.
Event Date 1851
Author: maa
Context (References)
Neville, Richard C. (1852). Saxon Obsequies: Illustrated by Ornaments and Weapons Discovered by the Hon. RC Neville, in a Cemetery Near Little Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, During the Autumn of 1851. J. Murray. (Not Illustrated)
Event Date 1852
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Pair of sheet copper alloy wristclasps. Decorated with repoussé dots. Two sewing holes on both the catch-piece (.1) and the hook-piece (.2).
Event Date 18/12/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:15843
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