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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Medieval or Post Medieval mount, possibly a book clasp or related item, c. 1300-c. 1600 AD. The mount is in the shape of a trefoil, each of the petals additionally formed into a further trefoil, with a circular rivet hole placed centrally within each; connected to the mount end is an elongated rectangular strip, which is kinked in the end and curled over at the end to create a small loop. The object measures 51 mm long, 38.8 mm wide, 0.9 mm thick and weighs 3.7 grams.It is possible that this was used as a form of book clasp or other type of mount which would incorporate the fixing of the object to a leather strap in addition to loop around another thinner element. There is no further decoration and both faces of the object are in relatively poor condition with colour ranging from deep green to reddish brown, which is concentrated at the centre of the trefoil suggesting perhaps that another element either organic or composed of iron came in contact with the object at this point.
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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