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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy book clasp dating to the Medieval period. The object consists of a U-shaped plate which is flat. At one end of the object is a rectangular slot and strap bar. At the centre of the object is a circular perforation which would have fitted over a peg on the book cover, to secure it shut. Projecting from the opposite end of the object is a zoomorphic terminal. The object has a dark green patina and is in fair condition.Egan (1998: 277-280) illustrates several similar two-piece book-clasps from late 14th and early 15th century deposits; no.919 is particularly similar. Egan suggests that the holes fitted through pegs on the opposite cover of the book and that the projecting loops may have held a cord to assist in the opening of the clasp.
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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