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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy book clasp of Post-Medieval date. A fragment from the exterior end of the clasp survives, the remainder missing due to old breaks. The plate is flat, rectangular in shape and flares outwards at its exterior edge. The flared end expands further to the right than the left and has three cut triangular indentations that are oriented towards the right. Above these indentations is a circular hole set to the left of centre for attachment to the now missing book. Above this hole to the right and left are the remains of large ring and dot motifs. The example to the right consists of three concentric circles and a central circular hole that pierces the plate. The one to the left is slightly higher up the plate and is of similar form, although the majority of this example is missing due to old breaks. The reverse of the plate is flat and with no decoration. This example measures 28.32mm in width, 20.14mm in height, 0.90mm in thickness, and weighs 2.19g. Similar parallels are noted on the PAS database, for example from London (LON-BBD542), Berkshire (BERK-C3E745) and Leicestershire (LVPL-2CD922), in Margeson (1993: no. 452) and Read (1995: nos. 456, 474, 482). These indicate a Post-Medieval date of the 16th to 17th centuries AD for this example.
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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