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Description: | A copper alloy hook piece from a book clasp which is medieval or post medieval in date. The clasp is sub-rectangular with a narrow projecting tab which bends down to form a hook at one end, and a flared area which is slightly scalloped at the other. There is an iron rivet in the flared end. The area near the hook is decorated in relief with a small depiction of an owl with the top of its head towards the hook. The clasp is 22.1mm long, 14.4mm wide and 0.9mm thick. It is in good condition with only slight ferrous corrosion and a smooth dark green and brown patina. There are similar examples in Bailey's "Detector Finds", though it is unusual to have a pictorial decorative motif. Book clasps probably date from the thirteenth to the sixteenth 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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