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Description: | Incomplete post-medieval copper alloy hooked book clasp, with one half of the bifurcated terminal missing. The whole is bent transverly into a gentle curve. The sides are almost parallel, diverging very slightly before the hook. There are two rivets near the terminal (one missing) and another nearer the hook. Decoration comprises a doubel concentric punched ring and dot with the dot penetrating the metal. Length 52mm. Estimated width at terminal 17mm. Width 9.2 - 9.6mm. 16th century. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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