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Description: | A cast copper alloy book clasp. The clasp has been formed from two thin plates of copper alloy. The front plate is flat, with a trilobate terminal and a flared terminal, which has been decoratively cut forming five lobes. Five holes have been drilled through the plate. The two nearest the flared end contain rivets. The other three appear decorative. On the reverse there is a smaller flat, rectangular plate, which has been joined to the front plate, via a single copper alloy rivet near to the trilobate terminal. The metal is a mid reddish-brown colour and is very corroded. The clasp probably dates to the 16th - 17th century. A very similar one was found on the Mary Rose.
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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