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Description: | Post-medieval sheet copper alloy hooked book clasp with parallel sides and an iron rivet near the fishtail terminal in the centre of a punched twelve-pointed star. Near the hook a large punched impression covers the full width. It comprises linked lozenges and sexfoils composed of pellets between transverse lines. On the central part other punched motifs, now rather faint, include pellets. The slightly expanded fishtail terminal includes a pair of V-shaped notches. Length 38mm. Width 16.2 - 19.2mm. 16th century. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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