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Description: | A copper alloy post medieval book clasp. The clasp is mainly rectangular in shape though it starts to flare out at the attachment end, but it is broken here so the full shape is unclear. The hook is still present. There are 2 perforations along the central line to attach it to the strap on the book. The front face has 2 panels of stamped decoration. At the attachment end there is a large circular rosette design. At the hook end there is an elaborate panel running across the line of the clasp. This has a central floral panel incorporating a lion's head, with a geometric border above and below and also 3 repeated shields below (the 2 at either edge incomplete). The rear is plain. | 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: | 1600
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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