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Description: | A post medieval book clasp dating to the period c. AD 1500-1700. The book clasp is broadly rectangular in plan, and expands out at one terminus into two lobes, which then narrow to a waist. This waist is folded over and expands into two undecorated lobed terminals which sit behind the main plate. At the opposite terminal of the main plate is a rectangular projection which has been bent over out of alignment. The remains of foliate decoration are present on the front of the main plate and comprise a border around the rectangular body and scrolls at the lobes, but the remainder is indiscernable. The reverse is undecorated. A brown patina is present on the surface.The book clasp measures 26.32mm in length, 17.64mm in width, 0.95mm in thickness and weighs 2.49g.Cf. LVPL-482C05 on the database.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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