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Description: | A medieval/post-medieval hooked book clasp with the backplate attached by two rivets near the scalloped end and one riveted lug with a transverse perforation near the hook. It is decorated with rocker-arm engraved lines along the sides enclosing a large saltire. There are also many short lengths of oblique rocker-arm, some of which suggest ferns. It measures 66 x 31mm. The backplate is 58mm long. The lug may have had attached cords to facilitate removal, as suggested for other forms of medieval book-clasp (Egan 1998, The Medieval Household, pp 278-80). This example dates from the 15th - 16th century.
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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