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Description: | A cast copper alloy book clasp. The clasp has been formed from two plates of copper alloy, 39mm long by 6.5mm wide and 41mm long by 6.7mm wide, connected by a rivet. The plates both widen at the attachment end to 7.9mm and 8.8mm respectively. The larger top plate has an in-situ seperate rivet on its terminal with an incomplete hole next to it where another would have been and three tiny, decorative circular punctured holes below; the edges of this attachment end are broken and it may have flared more originaly in line with other examples. These would have attached the clasp to a leather strap or to the fabric. The top plate narrows slightly towards the terminal; just above the terminal is the second attachment rivet holding it to the lower plate. This rivet is also seperate but has been flattened flush with the top plate. At the terminal the top plate widens into a rectangular section with two transverse grooves below which are the remains of a hook. This hook would have hooked into another metal fitting with a slot in it, on the reverse of the book. The lower plate is more rectangular, flaring only slightly at the attachment end; the attachment end and parts of the holes are lost to old breaks. It ends with a straight edge just below the rivet at the terminal end. The clasp is now bent in half and corroded with a green and brown patina. The clasp probably dates to the 16th - early 17th century. Numerous similar examples can be seen on the database including SUSS-78DA02.
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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