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Description: | A cast copper-alloy book clasp (hook piece) of late Medieval or post medieval date, probably 15th-17th century. The clasp is sub-rectangular in plan, with a flaring split end that would attach to a leather strap. The hook is semi-cylindrical. The face of the clasp is decorated with two double concentric annulets near the base of split end. In the middle of the clasp there is more decoration. This is 3 or 4 parallel lines with annulets lined between them. This motif is repeated at the hook end. The underside of the clasp is undecorated, and the rivet in the underside of the split end is incomplete. The clasp measures 55.4mm x 19.9mm x 0.9mm, weighing 5.22g. Similar examples can be seen in Bailey's Detector Finds (1999).
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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