File:2426 Copper alloy book clasp (FindID 239109).jpg

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2426 Copper alloy book clasp.JPG
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2008-11-20 11:51:17
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2426 Copper alloy book clasp.JPG
Description
English: Copper alloy book clasp length 40mm, width 11mm, thickness 1mm, weight 1.79g. This example is rectangular in plan, with an expanded waist, the rectangular hook at one end is flanked buy two square lugs at the base. The opposite terminal flares out in a fan shape with two notches at the end, this is flanked by two square lugs at the base. Single rivet hole at the rear end. This artefact is heavily corroded. Artefacts such as this have been discovered during excavation to predominately date to the 15th and 17th centuries such as the examples found in York (Ottaway & Rogers, 2002, 2937-2939)
Depicted place (County of findspot) South Gloucestershire
Date between 1400 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 239109
Old ref: GLO-A90E86
Filename: 2426 Copper alloy book clasp.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/194081
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/194081/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/239109
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