Late Bronze Age II

Bronze Lock Hasp

Bronze hasp of lock; formed from a flat, arrow-shaped piece of hammered bronze sheet, neatly cut; point of arrow rolled up slightly; the end is folded double at the shaft, and then pierced; a piece of bronze wire was threaded through the hole and folded over, the end is broken and is now adhering to the hasp; a cut square of bronze sheet was soldered perpendicularly to the rear of the arrow-shaped end, forming a loop for attachment; corroded. Dimensions: Length: 7 centimetres; Thickness: 1.50 centimetres; Width: 1.40 centimetres Object Type: lock Techniques: hammered; cut; pierced; soldered; folded