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Description: | Medieval hinged book clasp, solid cast circular plate with counter-relief lion passant to sinister with central perforation, integral stylised animal head terminal with transverse perforation. Attachment-end comprises hinge with copper-alloy pin and fragment of rectangular plate. 37 x 24mm. Cf. similar although smaller examples in Egan (1998, fig.214) and Fingerlin (1971, fig.241). Late-14th/early 15th century.
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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