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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy book fitting clasp (c. 1650-c. 1800). This clasp consists of a flat plate with a bent lug forming a hook. It is trapezoidal in plan. The end with the hook is straight and the slightly concave sides flare evenly outwards to a slightly convex end with rounded corners. On the flat rear face there is an integral rivet on each lobe and a similar one at the centre, close to the edge. All three rivets are circular in cross0section and the shafts are 2.8mm in diameter. At the front, engraved decoration is formed by linear, curvilinear and cross-hatched lines. The clasp probably dates to the later post-medieval period. 26.2 x 36.1 x 4.2mm. Weight: 8.06g. This object has a dark matt greenish brown patina with some deposits of copper-alloy corrosion. Similar book fittings have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see: BH-290D66, BUC-2721D5, WAW-9B4F32 and SUSS-007854.
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