Cultural Background/Time Period: Viking
Creation Date: 11th to 12th Century
Excavation Location/Discovery Site: Europe, specifically in Scandinavia, Norway, Oppland County, Lom, Botrem
Material Used: Copper alloy
Description: This artifact is a copper alloy clasp with several distinctive features. It consists of a flat round hinge with a protruding tongue designed in the shape of an animal head. The tongue itself also terminates with an animal head-shaped end. Attached to the hinge is a hinged subtriangular plate that extends to the end. The clasp is adorned with cast and carved basket and animal mask patterns, as well as ring and dot decorations. It is completed with a split end featuring two fastening rivets.