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BOOK FITTING
Unique ID: NMS-AE2F53
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment of a post-medieval copper alloy book clasp, both ends broken, one across a transverse row of round perforations, the other immediately beyond short lateral projections with two transverse grooves. The main part is covered with closely spaced fine longitudinal grooves. A rivet hole is placed in the centre near the grooved projections. Extant length 27mm. Width 17mm. 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: 27 mm
Width: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th October 2016 - Wednesday 9th November 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 58897
Other reference: AMD112016
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Ditchingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM3292
Four figure Latitude: 52.47658342
Four figure longitude: 1.41481841
1:25K map: TM3292
1:10K map: TM39SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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