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Description: | An incomplete sheet copper-alloy hook-piece from a post-Medieval book-clasp (c.1550-1750). The object is sub-rectangular in plan, with a curving hook (3.6 x 4.3) at one end and a transverse break at the opposite end. Part of each side, at the break end, is bevelled. Close to the centre is the remains of a copper-alloy rivet, the head of which is barely visible at the front. At the rear, the rivet is surrounded by iron staining. The upper face is decorated with a large ring-and-dot motif and the break has occurred mid-way through the motif. The main body is decorated with linear and oblique grooves. Adjacent to the hook, decoration is in the form of two rows of opposed triangles.This clasp has a shiny mid-green patina and the break is old.21.6 x 9.6 x 1.7mm. Weight: 1.01g.
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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