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Description: | An incomplete sheet copper-alloy book clasp of Post-Medieval date. It is missing its lower edge due to old breaks, but is otherwise intact. The clasp is flat, rectangular in form and at the clasp end has a small projecting rectangular strip that curves over to form a U-shaped clasp. The front face has incised decoration comprising a central motif of four concentric circles with a dot at their centre. Above the central motif is a second smaller ring and dot motif formed from three concentric circles, and beneath the central motif are three transverse bands of incised rocker decoration. The back face is flat and undecorated, with encrusted and corroded iron at the clasp end. The clasp measures 51.34mm in length, 23.38mm in width, 1.61mm in thickness, and weighs 9.94g. This book clasp is of Post-Medieval date with similar examples published by Read (1995: nos. 456, 474, 482) and dates to the 16th or 17th centuries AD, c.1500-1700 AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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