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Description: | An incomplete large copper-alloy book clasp hook-piece, the terminal of which is now a seperate incomplete fragment, with an attached incomplete back plate. It is rectangular in shape, measuring 92mm in length and 18.3mm in width. One terminal has a central projecting hook and the other serperate terminal flares outwards with small V-shaped notches along its incomplete edge. There is a copper-alloy rivet through the hooked terminal end which holds a rectangular shaped incomplete back plate in place. The front face is decorated with incised longitudinal lines with diagonal lines inbetween them at the flared terminal end, there are also three parallel holes at this end. In the centre of the clasp is a motif consisting of three concentric grooves. This book clasp is post medieval and 16th century in date. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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