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Description: | Post-medieval sheet copper alloy hinged book clasp with remains of an iron spindle within two pivot loops. The sides taper to the terminal or inside edge which is angled to a point. Two attachment tacks or nails are set in the centre of punched double concentric rings, and are bent over to suggest the cover was c.3mm thick. A very small piece of decayed probable leather remains on the reverse around one tack. Cf. DENO-1FE255. Length 34.5mm. Width at the hinge 12.5mm, 8.2mm before the terminal. 16th century.Finder's nos. AA545 | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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