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Description: | An early post medieval copper alloy book clasp, dating from about AD 1550 - 1650. The fitting is formed of one sheet of metal which is sub rectangular. At one end it is bent to form a wide blunt hook for a corresponding 'eye' fitting. After the hook the plate has an expanded square area which is decorated with a transverse row of foliage decoration flanked by a beaded transverse line at each side. The main body of the delicate clasp is plain. At the opposite end of the fitting it expands into a flared terminal. At the start of the flaring is a rivet hole and the corroded remains of a copper alloy rivet. The clasp has a mottled brown and green patina. Compare LON-326683 and GLO-F54B74 among many other examples on the database. This example is a little smaller and more slender than many.
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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