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BOOK FITTING
Unique ID: NMS-734811
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval copper alloy hooked book mount. There are four V-shaped notches in the fish tail terminal and, close by two overlapping double concentric punched rings, both with a central hole, one containing decayed iron. Both sides are chamfered from the terminal until shortly before the hook, and a similar double ring-and-dot occupies the centre. Between the ends of the chamfers there is a group of closely packed longirtudinal grooves of differing lengths and before the hook two transverse rows of rocker-arm engraving. Length 48.5mm. Width 18.5 - 29mm. Thickness 1.4mm. In the centre of the reverse and 12mm from the springing of the hook an integral rivet (diameter 2mm, length 4mm) is set near the end of a rectangular (21 x 11mm) area of rust, which is evidence of an iron spring. 16th 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 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 48.5 mm
Width: 29 mm
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th March 2015 - Wednesday 8th April 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 60339
Other reference: AMD042015
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Broome (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM3593
Four figure Latitude: 52.48427481
Four figure longitude: 1.45961173
1:25K map: TM3593
1:10K map: TM39SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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