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BOOK FITTING

Unique ID: NMS2271

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

EPM Hooked book clasp with remains of iron spring on reverse held by a rivet. In the centre a large three-rings-&-dot next to longitudinal grooved lines. Adjacent to the flaring fish-tail scalloped terminal six circular perforations, all but one blocked with iron corrosion. Three appear to have contained rivets. 57 x 22mm. 16th cent.

Class: book clasp -hook plate

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1540
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st November 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: RIDDLESWORTH

Spatial coordinates


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 greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 21 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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