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Description: | Copper alloy book clasp. This example is rectangular in plan with an expanded butt; the forward edge has a narrowed tab that has been bent around to form a hook. The artefact is decorated with two large ring a dots towards on the rear half with a wide band of horizontal striations followed by a band of diagonal striations on the forward half. Artefacts such as this have been discovered during excavation in York which dated to the 15th and 16th centuries (Ottaway & Rogers, 2002, 2937-2939)
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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