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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy book clasp of Post-Medieval date. It is flat, rectangular in form with an integral rectangular hook at one end and a flaring terminal at the other. At the hook end the front face is decorated with a rectangular border containing incised diagonal lines. Above this the plate narrows slightly and has decoration comprising a series of incised vertical grooves that radiate from the flaring terminal. The terminal itself has two triangular notches on the outer edge that give it a scalloped effect. There is a single circular rivet hole at the scalloped terminal containing the corroded remains of an iron rivet, with a second integrally cast rivet visible on the back face of the plate towards the hook end. The entire object measures 51.57mm in length, 9.04mm in width, 1.27mm in thickness, and weighs 3.53g.This is a book clasp of Post-Medieval date similar to examples from Norwich (Margeson, 1993: nos. 453-454). It is of probable 16th to 17th century AD date.
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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