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Description: | a copper alloy book clasp plate. It is rectangular, with one rounded terminal which has the remains of a short curved hooked projection at its centre, 4mm wide and 3.25mm in length. The two long edges are parallel, with a very slight flare, from 17.2mm wide at the hooked terminal, to 18.4mm wide at the opposite terminal.The latter is incomplete due to old breaks. The book clasp plate measures 38.37mm in surviving length and weighs 3.57g. The date range for such book clasps is from the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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