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BOOK FITTING
Unique ID: SWYOR-0B8297
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Medieval book clasp of the pierced and hinged type (Howsam type A.1.1). It has a folded tapering rectangular plate which is hinged round a bar on a rounded element. There is a circular piercing in the centre of the rounded element. This would have fitted over a peg on the cover of the book. A zoomorphic pierced terminal projects from the end opposite the bar. The circular hole is at right angles to the plane of the rest of the book clasp. The rounded element is decorated with punched annulets at the bar end only, giving it the appearance of an acorn. The plate has a narrow border defined by incised lines, and the border is filled with diagonal hatching. The back plate is plain. There are two copper alloy rivets at the open end of the plate to attach the fitting to the strap. The metal has a very dark, almost black patina. Compare examples on page 154 of Egan and Pritchard.
Class:
clasp
Sub class: Howsam type A.1.1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.85 mm
Width: 15.3 mm
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Weight: 7.11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009 - Friday 1st January 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1933
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Newland (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6926
Four figure Latitude: 53.725848
Four figure longitude: -0.955712
1:25K map: SE6926
1:10K map: SE62NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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