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Description: | Incomplete post-medieval copper alloy hooked book clasp, a small part of the fishtail terminal missing. Near the terminal there are two iron-filled rivet holes. Next to these three further holes in a transverse line may be decorative. At the centre point another hole sits in the centre of double concentric rings. Towards the hook a copper alloy rivet retains the remains of an iron sheet on the reverse. The sides are parallel and there is an abrupt widening just before the hook. Decoration comprising finely engraved longitudinal lines occurs near both ends. Length 73mm. Width 16 - 17.5mm. Terminal c. 26mm. 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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