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Description: | A cast copper alloy book clasp. The clasp has been formed from two plates of copper alloy, with two rivets through the open end (holding the plates together) and a rivet through the end nearest the hook. These would have attached the clasp to a leather strap or to the fabric. The front plate is rectangular, with a flared terminal (with the double rivet holes) and then it tapers to a T-shaped terminal. The terminal proper forms the hook. The back plate matches the shape of the front plate. The plate has been decorated on the obverse surface with a series of parallel lines running length ways across the clasp (these appear before the single rivet hole). At the other end incised line filled in with parallel lines going in different directions can be seen. There are also three holes (in a triangle) just up from the double rivets.This hook would have hooked into another metal fitting with a slot in it, on the reverse of the book. 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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