Copper-alloy, 7.58 grams, 39.39 mm. Circa 6th century AD. A copper-alloy chip carved ‘male’ hooked clasp retaining a portion of the original gilded surface. The outer zone is plain, with two piercings (one complete) for attachment to the garment’s sleeve. The decorative panel contains a bilinear border within which are two rectangular billeted zones between four s-scrolls, all cast in and gilded. Reference: Hines, J. Clasps-Hektespenner-Agraffen: Anglo-Scandinavian Clasps of the Third to Sixth Centuries AD. Typology, Diffusion and Function. , Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien, 1993. Good fine condition.