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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy medieval or post-medieval book clasp, dating to the period c. AD 1400-1700. It is made of a single sheet of metal which is rectangular in plan, but flares out at one end to a worn break. At the other end the metal narrows to form a curved protrusion. Just before this curved protrusion there is an incised line across the width of the clasp followed by three diagonal incised lines. There are three apertures spaced centrally along the length of the clasp, and the two nearest the flared end have an incised circle surrounding them. The aperture immediately next to the flared end has traces of the iron rivet remaining. The reverse is undecorated, although traces of iron staining remain across all three apertures. The clasp has been bent and so is slightly concave. There is a red patina on the surface.Similar book clasps are known from contexts in York dated to the 15th and 16th centuries (Ottaway & Rogers 2002: 2936-7).The clasp measures 46.17mm in length, 10.38mm in width, 1.39mm in thickness and weighs 3.56g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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