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BOOK FITTING
Unique ID: NMS-77AF78
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval copper alloy hinged book clasp with a triple-scalloped distal end from which the sides narrow before widening past three transverse grooves and a rivet hole to the hinge where two arms are rolled around the ends of a spindle. Stamped decoration comprises closely spaced lines. Cf. NMS-D19CE3 and Margeson 1993, 74-5, pl. XIII. Length 36mm. Width 21.5mm. 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: 36 mm
Width: 21.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th July 2017 - Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 52875
Other reference: AMD092017
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Stamped
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Dereham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG0014
Four figure Latitude: 52.68675138
Four figure longitude: 0.95761897
1:25K map: TG0014
1:10K map: TG01SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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