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BOOK FITTING
Unique ID: NMS-DFA9CB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Late medieval or post-medieval copper alloy book clasp. Rectangular sheet cut to form a hook at one end. The corners at the attachment end were originally splayed but are now broken. Three rivet holes are arranged longitudinally each surrounded by an engraved or stamped ring. The surface is badly corroded and the sheet cracked. Length 55mm. Maximum surviving width 16.5mm. 16th - 17th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 55 mm
Width: 16.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th September 2013 - Monday 16th September 2013
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 58916
Other reference: IND16092013ED
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Tilney All Saints (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF5617
Four figure Latitude: 52.728147
Four figure longitude: 0.30870509
1:25K map: TF5617
1:10K map: TF51NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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