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Description: | A sheet copper alloy Late Medieval or Post Medieval book clasp. It is rectangular with a curved hook protrusion at one terminal, and a flared fish-tail shape at the other. The latter has wavy edges. There is a circle and dot decoration at the centre of the clasp, and there are two rivets just above the flared part of the terminal. There is a further rivet, placed near the centre and close to the hooked terminal. The book clasp measures 34.46mm in length, 9.25mm in width, 14.5mm in width across the flared terminal, and weighs 2.52g. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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