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Description: | A copper-alloy book clasp of probable 16th to 17th century AD date (G. Bailey; 1999; pp. 72)The piece is comprised of two attached plates and is of an ornate design. The upper plate is sub-rectangular, extending outwards into a fan-shaped end, with a scalloped horizontal edge. The opposite end has a transverse rectangular collar and terminates in a backwards-facing hook. The surface of the plate has cast feather-like decoration, three circular holes at the wider end and the heads of three rivets - two at the wide end and one at the narrow end. The back plate is bent and incomplete.The piece measures 41.3mm long, by up to 20.6mm wide and 4.1mm thick. It weighs 3.97g.
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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