Gaulish palmette-shaped clasp
33€ en bronze et 96€ en argent
This clasp comes from the Gaulish site of Saula at Lafrançaise. It is thought to date from 100 BC.
The upper part depicts a palmette, suggested by a series of grooves arranged in chevrons. Below a narrowing, the rectangular lower part forms a moulded loop that extends onto the back.
The site of Villeneuve-Saint-Germain is currently the westernmost to have yielded clasps of this kind, the two other find spots in France being Marloux and Mont Beuvray.
These objects are generally regarded as belt clasps.
Dimensions 50 mm x 25 mm
- Materials
- Au choix : Argent, Bronze.
- Periods
- Antiquity