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Description: | A Post Medieval, cast, copper alloy book clasp. Of rectangular plan with straight edges, a fishtail flare at one end and an integral hook at the other. It would have been used to secure book bindings.The flared end is decorated with incised, radiating lines with three stamped, decorative holes next to two rivets. There is a hole in the centre of the clasp which is surrounded by a worn design of concentric circles (ring and dot motif). There is another rivet further along the body of the clasp, towards the hook. Probably 16th to 17th century. Length of 76.3mm, width of 13.8mm, thickness of 1.6mm and weighs 8.80g. A similar item in the database is YORYM-B27940.
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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