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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 transverse band of curvilinear floral decoration with tree arched panels to the rear containing further floral motifs. At the rear are three large ring and dots with a single rivet hole in the centre for attachment. 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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