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Description: | A complete copper alloy book clasp of post-medieval date. The clasp consists of a rectangular plate with a fluted attachment end with a single centrally place rivet. The opposite end has a thin curved clasp which is recessed from the width of the rectangular plate and would have hooked on to a bar attached to a clasp on the reverse of the book. The surface of the fitting bears faint decoration consisting of geometric elements such as a large, raised circle surrounded by smaller circles near the fluted end. There are also a combination of circles and triangle within two vertical cells near the clasp end. The reverse is flat and undecorated.The metal has a dark brown-green patina and is worn. The clasp is 50.78mm long, 16.48mm wide, 0.72mm thick and weighs 4.04g.Numerous examples of book clasps similar to this have been recorded on the database, for example: YORYM-88C586, IOW-BF3B81 and HAMP-B23A31.
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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