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Description: | A complete copper-alloy post-medieval book-clasp. The artefact is made up of two pieces, one a plain attachment fitting on to which a decorative hooked plate is joined by a hinge. The decorative plate is 49.1mm long; it is sub-rectangular in shape, with expanded and cusped lateral terminals with a narrowed protrusions for the hook. The curled hook is 7.7mm wide. At the opposite end is cylindrical loop, 17.8mm wide; this retains an iron axis bar which joint the plate on to the attachment fitting. The hooked plate has been cut from A sheet of copper alloy and the upper surface is decorated within a linear border. Within this is a zig zag design has been etched in surrounded by cross hatched panels and star shapes. The zones outside this field are decorated with diagonal incisions.The sides are slightly beveled. The attachment fitting is sub rectangular with a rounded terminal and is 38.4mm long. Two circular rivet holes are in the center at either end of the fitting piece. The hinge between the two pieces still functions smoothly. A similar hooked plate can be seen on the database here: HAMP-4EF407Fully extended the two pieces measure 87.5 mm long. The artefact is 17.4mm wide, 2.1mm thick and weighs 19.6
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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