File:Copper alloy Medieval book clasp (Howsam type A.1.1) dating from AD 1350 - 1450 (FindID 962938).jpg

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Copper alloy Medieval book clasp (Howsam type A.1.1) dating from AD 1350 - 1450
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2019-07-18 11:32:31
Title
Copper alloy Medieval book clasp (Howsam type A.1.1) dating from AD 1350 - 1450
Description
English: A copper alloy Medieval book clasp of the zoomorphic, pierced and hinged type (Howsam type A.1.1) dating from AD 1350 - 1450. The main part of the clasp comprises an oval section with a hole at the centre that would have fitted over a peg on the cover of the book. From this oval section is a projection with a zoomorphic terminal on one side, with a circular hole at right angles to the plain of the clasp. From the other side is a bar that would have held a rectangular plate. The object has a dark green patina. For similar, more complete, examples on the database see SWYOR-CB3D65 and SWYOR-0B8297. Length: 24.99mm; width: 12.5mm; thickness: 7.4mm; weight: 5.7g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Denbighshire
Date between 1350 and 1450
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 962938
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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/1065689
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1065689/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/962938
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