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Description: | A cast copper alloy clasp, possibly a book fitting. In plan the clasp is a sub-rectangle, with a flared terminal, which has a rivet hole. Above the flaring, in plan, the clasp has a collar. The clasp is an elongated lozenge in plan which terminates with a square block, which has a small rectangular protrusion which is curled in profile forming a small hook. The upper surface is flat and is undecorated. In length the clasp is 36.33mm, and is 11.89mm wide. It weighs 1.3g.The clasp probably dates to the early Post Medieval period. Margeson (Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households; Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78 East Anglian Archaeology Report) illustrates other book clasps, Nos. 452 to 455, which are similar in overall shape, but not design. These are dated to 16th to 17th centuries.
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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