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Description: | A cast copper alloy book clasp formed from two separate rectangular sheets of copper alloy. The front plate is secured to the back plate with two copper alloy rivets, both still in situ. The rivet nearest the hook forms a large projecting circular attachment loop. At the opposite end of the plate is a decorative trefoil cut out. The back plate is undecorated. Both plates have bevelled edges. The leather strap remains between the two plates.
The object has a deep green patina, and is not particularly worn. Book clasps date from the 16th -17th 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: | 1400
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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