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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy book clasp dating to the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries AD. It comprises a flat rectangular plate which flairs at one end. The expanded end is decorated with horizontal incisions. The terminal is missing. There are two rows of circular perforations, one comprising two circular perforations and one comprising three. At a mid point on the plate is a further perforation which still contains a rivet. At the other end of the plate is a curved rectangular lug. The book clasp possesses a brown patina. It measures 38mm in length, 21mm in width at the rectangular end of the plate and 22mm in width at the expanded end.
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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