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Description: | Copper alloy book clasp. This example is rectangular in plan with an expanded butt; the forward edge has been bent around to form a hook. The artefact is decorated with two ring a dots that has three parallel line in-between, hehind the hook ate a series of small lines. the centre of both ring and dots are pierced in the centre for attachment. Artefacts such as this have been discovered during excavation in York which dated to the 15th and 16th centuries (Ottaway & Rogers, 2002, 2937-2939) 15th -17th century.
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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