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Description: | A medieval book clasp made of copper-alloy. The book clasp is made of two sheets of copper-alloy, which have been riveted together. The front plate forms the full length of the clasp whilst the other plate only extends from the opening where the leather would have been held to approximately 24mm down the reverse of the front plate. The measurement given below for the length of the clasp relates to the object at it current length but the clasp has been bent out of shape into a right angle. The actual length of the strap-end (if unfolded) would measure approximately 78mm. The open ended terminal is decorated with a curved end and two projecting blobs one either side of the opening. The other terminal has a small hook still in situ, the hook has been broken and only part of it remains, the break looks well worn. The front plate has been engraved with a series of designs including (from the hook to the open end) a blank space, then two transverse lines, then an area of cris-cross engraved lines, followed by two more transverse lines, then a series of longitudinal lines and finally a chevron pattern. The two rivets, which would have held the leather in place, are located on the open-ended terminal. A third much larger rivet can only be seen on the reverse of the ?back plate?. The book clasp is incomplete due to the fact that part of the hook is missing. The metal in general looks well worn and has a mid greenish-brown patina, with patches of lighter green copper corrosion evident. Some of the original surface has been lost. | 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: | 1400
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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