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Description: | A cast copper alloy book clasp. The clasp has been formed from a single plate of copper alloy, with a rivet hole through the centre (indicating an early post-medieval date for this piece). The rivet which would have been held in this hole would have attached the clasp to a leather strap or to the fabric. The plate has been decorated on the obverse surface with a series of parallel lines running length ways across the clasp. Two further (possibly rivet) holes are located at the decorated terminal of the clasp. The holes are surrounded by a concentric circular design. The terminal of this end of the clasp has been damaged and so it is not possible to say what it would have looked like originally. The other end of the clasp terminates with an integrally cast hook. The hook looks like a rectangular extension of the plate when viewed from above. This hook would have hooked into another metal fitting with a slot in it, on the reverse of the book. The rivet holes can be seen on the reverse but the plate is otherwise undecorated. The metal is a mid reddish-brown colour and is very pitted. The clasp probably dates to the 16th - early 17th century.
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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