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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy book fitting of probable Medieval to Post-Medieval date. The attachment end of the clasp is missing due to old breaks, and the hook end has been bent to an angle of 90 degrees, perhaps deliberately or equally as a result of post-depositional damage. It comprises a flat sheet of copper alloy that is rectangular in shape and section. At the attachment end there is a circular perforation that contains a flattened copper alloy rivet, which is circular in section. On the front face beneath the rivet hole is a punched ring and dot motif that almost punctures the plate. At the hook end there is a second circular perforation for a now missing rivet, beneath which the front face has numerous short vertical grooves. The fitting tapers to a small projecting curved hook. The back face is undecorated. It measures 45.01mm in length, 10.68mm in width, 1mm in thickness, and weighs 3.43g.
Many similar book clasps are noted on the PAS database (see for example HAMP-B775D5 or SF-B7BCF7) and suggest a date in the 15th to 17th century for the current example. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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