Clasps
This category includes objects used to fasten clothing together.
Clasps come in many forms based on the clothing worn. Most of these clasps are found near the shoulders, illustrating clothing that was attached there. Other clasps are found at the waist. The size/shape of the clasps are not based on their placement. They can be straight like pins, or curved like fibula. They are made of metal and can have beads attached as a decoration.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7978 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin. With lapis ball head. Point broken [type] V |
| 7979 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin with lapis ball head [type] V |
| 7991 | (none) | (none) | B17424 | Copper pin with head [drawing] tanged thus [type] I | |
| 8007B | (none) | (none) | B17462 | Silver plaque in two parts. [A] A circular plaque diam 009, part of the edge broken away; in center, raised electrum boss surrounded by six silver bosses; round them a border of two double raised concentric bands with fine radial lines between; folded over this and sticking to it when found was a second piece of silver with copper backing apparently broken off from where the edge of the circle is missing; the shape of the whole object would look like an elaborate buckle thus [drawing]. [B] A copper pin 0075 long was corroded on the back [C] (as were many beads) but need not belong to it. The three are cataloged under the same number. | |
| 8014 | (none) | 1928,1009.189 | (none) | Copper pin. The head in the shape of a human hand with the thumb raised. [drawing 1:1] |
| 8015 | (none) | 1928,1009.346 | (none) | Copper pin. Plain, with small ball head. [type] V. | |
| 8016 | (none) | B16765 | (none) | Copper pin. WIth ball head of carnelian and gold. Shaft broken and much of it missing. [type] V | |
| 8026 | (none) | (none) | B17461 | Copper pin. Point missing. The shaft widens above and is pierced by a small hole; then it thins down and bends over and ends in a large ball head (the material perhaps a paste) originally capped with silver which has now almost all gone. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 8027 | (none) | (none) | B17467 | Copper pin. With ball head and lapis capped with silver. The shaft much decayed and broken into 5 pieces. | |
| 8042 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin with tanged head The shaft, almost rectangular in section, thickens towards the top and is pierced with a small hole. |
| 8042A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [DUPLICATE NUMBER] Copper pin with tanged head. Broken into 4 pieces. I. |
| 8043 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin with lapis ball head. Broken into 5 pieces [Type] V |
| 8060 | (none) | (none) | B17430 | Copper needle. Point broken. | |
| 8061 | (none) | (none) | B17423 | Copper pin. With lapis ball head capped with silver. [Type] V. | |
| 8067A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Copper pins with thickened heads and tangs. [type] I |
| 8067B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Copper pins with thickened heads and tangs. [type] I |
| 8079 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin. Square section. Shaft thickened at top and with tang. Broken and much corroded. [type] I |
| 8083A | (none) | (none) | B16837 | [A-B] Two beads Of glazed frit. Originally blue, now bleached. Large striated or ribbed beads, one spherical, the other with a sharp shoulder. | |
| 8086 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin. Circular section to shaft, hole near head: head pointed. [type] IV. [drawing] |
| 8092 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin. Round shaft thickening upwards and ending with a straight tang. [type] I. |
| 8121 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pin. Copper. With ball head. Lapis lazuli ball plated with gold at top and bottom central strip plain lapis. [drawing] not to scale. [type V] |
| 8129 | (none) | (none) | B17482 | Pin Copper. Ribbed lapis ball bead head. Broken in 2 pieces. End missing. Head held fast by thin piece of copper passing through the ball bead and bent over the top. | |
| 8132 | (none) | 1928,1009.347 | (none) | Pin. Copper with glass ball head. Rectangular in section. [drawing] | |
| 8152 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin with lapis ball head. [Type] V |
| 8158 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin. Round shaft thickening to head with long tang. |
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Belts - Bracelets and Anklets - Earrings - Headdress - Miscellaneous Pieces - Neckwear - Rings
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