|
Date: |
|
Description: | Early Post Medieval Book clasp with aperture (to close with a counterpart hook). Fish-tail terminal, two rivet holes, one near the terminal in centre of three concentric punched rings, the other within a band of closely spaced longitudinal lines of varying length. Immediately before the eye transverse mouldings are emphasised by two bands of rocker-arm ornament. The aperture is formed by two arms flanking a rectangular cut-out and folded around a separate rod. Aperture parts are rarely found, but hooks, which were sprung and needed frequent replacement, are more common. Length 38mm, width 36mm (at fish-tail), 21.5mm at eye, width of aperture 11mm. 16th century. | 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: | 1500
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
|
|