LANCUM-F4F527: Cantsfield, Lancs.: Cu-alloy book clasp

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BOOK FITTING

Unique ID: LANCUM-F4F527

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Crude cast cu-alloy book clasp of late medieval or post-medieval date. It is of roughly rectangular shape with three deocrative perforations and at least three smaller rivet holes (rivets still in place). No other decoration is visible on the surface.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 63 mm
Width: 32 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 9.11 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
Parish or ward: Cantsfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD6272
Four figure Latitude: 54.142419
Four figure longitude: -2.583183
1:25K map: SD6272
1:10K map: SD67SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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