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Description: | 1: A copper-alloy hook piece from a book clasp, rectangular in shape measuring 39mm in length and 14mm in width. At one of the transverse ends there is a rectangular shaped projecting hook. The other terminal end flares outwards and has a central rivet hole in it. with two concentric grooves around it. There is another parallel rivet at the hook end too. Traces of longitudinal grooved decoration can be seen on the front face. 2: A copper-alloy hook piece from a book clasp, rectangular in shape measuring 40mm in length and 17mm in width. At one end there is a projecting rectangular shaped hook and the other a flared terminal with a central circular rivet hole through it, with concentric circular grooves around it on the front face. There is a second parallel rivet near to the hook end and beyond this on the front face there are two transverse grooves with an incised zig-zag inbetween them. 3: A copper-alloy hook piece from a book clasp, rectangular in shape measuring 59mm in length and 24mm in width. At one end there is a rectangular shaped hook and the other a flaring terminal. The front face of this hook piece is decorated with grooves of two concentric circles at the terminal end a central protruding circular boss with a relief flower with seven petals around it. These book clasp hook pieces are all dated to the mid 16th century onwards (Geake 2001, 61). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1550
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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