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Description: | Post medieval copper alloy book clasp. This object represents the hook piece, one half of the book clasp that would have paired with a catch plate. The hook piece is subrectangular in plan and flat in section, with an expanded flared end, now damaged, but once possibly serrated. At the non-expanded end of the object the body of the clasp expands into a square shape (on the same plane), beyond which is a single, central, backward facing, integral hook in the simple form of a curl. The object is abraded, but may once have been decorated. There are three rivet holes for attachment, two at the flared end and one before the square expansion. All three still hold the copper alloy rivets. These rivets hold a separate rectangular back plate that would have been attached to a leather strap. Two circular perforations, in parallel with the two rivet holes at the flared end and one at the centre of the clasp appear to be decorative. The back plate and reverse of the object are plain. The clasp has a brown patina with patches of light green. Break edges are worn, suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The object is 36.68mm long, 10.92mm wide, 1.92mm thick and weighs 2.1g. It object probably dates to the 16th century .A similar example can be found in Margeson, 1993, Norwich Households, figure 40, number 454.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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