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Description: | Gilt copper alloy book fitting; formed from three separate plates of metal joined by a central dome-headed rivet; the rectangular back-plate is of thin sheet metal, the middle and upper plates are thicker and joined to each other by a pair of rivets; the middle-plate (which forms a backing to an openwork design on the front-plate) is T-shaped, the cross-bar of the 'T' extending beyond the dimensions of both the upper and lower plates; the front plate is decorative, it consists of a central quadrilobe piercing surrounded by a diamond-shaped frame with an internal border, a trilobed extension protrudes from each of the four faces of the frame centrally, these are elaborated with engraved leaf-details; the front surfaces of each of the three plates display traces of gilding; most likely to be a decorative binding or mount from a book cover. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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