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Description: | The hook piece of a copper-alloy book clasp. Rectangular in shape measuring 39.9mm in length and 22.4mm in width. One terminal has a central projecting hook and the other flares outwards slightly and has decorative V-shaped notches along its edge. There are opposing concave notches in the centre of the hook piece. There is a rivet hole at either end, the remains of a corroded iron rivet can be seen in the terminal end hole. The front face is decorated with concentric circles around the rivet hole near to the terminal end and five acorn shaped indentations on the front face arranged 2-1-2. This hook piece is most likely to be late 16th century in date. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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