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Description: | A complete, Medieval-Post medieval, sheet construction, copper alloy, book clasp. Sub-rectangular, flared, relatively narrow, front plate with rusty spot from a single attachment rivet and hooked clasp remaining at the opposite end. Plain design but badly corroded so any decoration may have been lost. Pitted and irregular surfaces and edges with some green verdigris on the front and back. This book clasp is likely to date to 15th - 17th Century. Ref. Detector Finds 3, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992, page 70-79 no. 2 & 8 and History Beneath Our Feet, Brain Read, Anglia Publishing Ipswich 1995, page 77-81 no. 446 & 482. The book clasp is 44.70mm long, 15.15mm wide, 6.14mm thick and weighs 2.5g.
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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