A complete copper
alloy early post-medieval toggle clasp for a sword belt or hanger, dating from
AD1500 - AD1700. The main body of
the clasp is sub-triangular and tapering in width. At the broader end is an
integral open circular suspension loop, 17mm in diameter, with a sub-rectangular
recessed aperture and a smaller circular hoop, 9mm in diameter, protruding at an
angle. Two transverse ridges and a 9mm wide waist divide the loop from a convex
central ovaloid lobe, which measures 14mm wide and contains a corroded rivet
near the ridges. This central lobe is concave on the reverse, creating a
C-shaped cross-section. On the other side of the central lobe is a single
transverse ridge superceding a smaller circular lobe, 10mm in width, and
containing a second corroded rivet, which can be seen protruding from the
reverse. The strap fitting ends with a terminal knop 5mm wide. Parallels can be
seen in Read, 2008 no 764 and on the database cf HAMP-7DD045
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