File:Lion head cloak fastener (FindID 542253).jpg

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Lion head cloak fastener
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Durham County Council, Lauren Proctor, 2013-01-31 10:30:37
Title
Lion head cloak fastener
Description
English: A light-weight copper alloy cloak or dress fastening in the shape of a lion's head dating to the 18th or 19th century.

The lion's head is hollow on the reverse and there is a loop still in place which would have attached the fastening to an item of clothing. There is evidence for at least another one loop although this is now missing. Soldered to the back of the lion is a metal hook which curves forward and terminates to the left of the lion's face.

Similar examples have been found elsewhere including in Lancashire (LANCUM-87C592) and there are more solid examples from Cornwall (CORN-7A96E7, CORN-48B888). It has been suggested that these cloak fasteners are associated with the military due to examples found on HMS Innocence which dates to the 18th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) County Durham
Date MODERN
Accession number
FindID: 542253
Old ref: DUR-A477B0
Filename: DUR-A477B0 Lion Cloak fastener.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/414138
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/414138/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/542253
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Object location54° 43′ 41.16″ N, 1° 34′ 33.6″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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