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Description: | A copper-alloy book clasp of post-medieval date. The clasp is comprised of two cut sheets of metal, held together by two rivets at the end which would have joined the strap (no traces of the strap remain) and one rivet before the bent, clasping end. The clasp tapers from its flared end towards the clasping end, expanding again with three ribs before the clasp. The obverse is decorated with three punched holes which form a pattern with the holes for the rivets. There is also further linear decoration in relief. The clasp appears to have some damage to the end where it would have joined the strap, though the clasp is otherwise complete. It is likely to date from circa 1500 to 1650. Similar examples are illustrated in Bailey (1995, 72-73; figs 8-13).
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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