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Description: | An incomplete Early Post-Medieval (1500-1700) copper alloy book-clasp with probable damage to the widened, crenellated end, and missing the curled part of the hook. It measures 33.33mm in length, 12.02mm in max.width, 0.64mm in thickness and weighs 0.94g.The hook-end is 4.58mm in width with a worn break. Behind, the plate is 9.32mm wide with a panel of possibly impressed decoration, flanked at either end by a transverse border of raised dots between two narrow ribs. The panel is decorated with an off-centre lozenge, outlined with raised dots, and filled with five small raised unrecognisable devices (in each corner and at the centre). To either side of the lozenge shape are the extreme-most corners of two more lozenge shapes. Within the resulting four triangular areas of the panel is a five-pointed star and a single pellet.Below the furthermost transverse border is an again off-centre triangular stamped impression delineated with raised dots. Inside is a raised fleur-de-lis. Beyond the point is a rivet hole 1.88mm in diameter, punched through from the decorated face. To either side of the triangle are the beginnings of raised-dot outlines for two more triangles.The edges of the book clasp measure 9.78mm wide just before the damaged crenellated end. All damage is old and now well-worn.
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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