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BOOK FITTING

Unique ID: HAMP2777

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cast copper-alloy book clasp loop. The loop is sub-circular, with upper extensions which are pierced to hold the copper-alloy axis bar for the missing plate. The loop has a central hole (internal diameter: 3.5mm) and the reverse is flat; it terminates in a small loop now incomplete, but in the form of a stylised animal head. Smooth dark grey patina. Similar to examples from London (Egan 1998, 278 nos. 919-25)

Class: clasp
Sub class: Howsam type A.1.1

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Width: 11.5 mm
Weight: 3.43 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Exton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6021
Four figure Latitude: 50.985286
Four figure longitude: -1.146591
1:25K map: SU6021
1:10K map: SU62SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G.	1998	The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London)	London	The Stationery Office	278	nos. 919-25

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 21 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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