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Description: | Medieval copper alloy book fitting comprising cast terminal 'loop' and folded sheet plate. The loop's body is broadly semicircular with a central hole. At the flat end protrude two integral lugs, pierced, and retaining an axis bar. The axis bar is hinged, double-sided where there would have been a strap riveted.The loop itself terminates in a small, perpendicular loop, pierced centrally and with angled tip. The attachment end is concave and perforated at each corner to take rivets; what remains of both rivets is retained in the lower fold. The plate is plain, with evidence of a green covering. The object is dated to late 14th/early 15th century AD.
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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