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Description: | Post Medieval copper alloy book mount, probably of late 16th or 17th century dateThe mount is complete, with a straightened hook (and has a length of 80.1mm and a weight of 11.9g). The clasp is made from sheet copper alloy 1.1mm thick. The expanded end (with a width of 30.0mm) is enhanced with three V-shaped notches. The sides of the clasp are straight and parallel (23.3mm wide). The front is decorated with two punched circles around small central perforations (1.5mm diameter) near the expanded end. The central area has a large punched concentric double circle with a central perforation. Incised or punched linear groves enhance the mount either side of the central circle. Near the hooked end are four vertical borders, defining three rectangles containing wiggle-work. The rear of the clasp has one attachment rivet surviving (2.6mm diameter) and it seems likely that other attachment rivets were positioned through the perforations. The clasp has poor surface preservation with remnant of green patina and elsewhere is red-brown.
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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