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Record ID: SF-16CCA5
Object type: BOOK CLASP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post-Medieval book clasp. It has suffered some plough damage and is bent, with the hooked terminal intact whilst the opposite terminal is incomplete. The book clasp is composed of a rectangular strip, 36.78mm in length and 12.23mm in width, expanding to a serrated edge at the broken terminal. It weighs 2.3g. Despite much corrosion some detail of the decoration on the upper surface can be determined. The clasp has been divived into two narrow panels by vertical lines, with pellets, stars and triangles motifs near the hooked terminal, whilst the opposite end has a large t…
Created on: Thursday 29th July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 29th July 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Akenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-1DB5A5
Object type: BOOK CLASP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Post- Medieval book clasp, incomplete due to old breaks. It is trapezoidal, with one terminal perforated for a rivet, the hole being flanked by a triangular-shaped knop on either side, and the broken, curved clasp projecting from the centre. At the opposite end there is a 'fish-tail' terminal, with another central rivet hole. There are traces of floral decoration across the upper surface of the mount, which measures 38.10mm in surviving length, 21.13mm in maximum width across the fish-tail, and weighs 5.96g.
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 5th July 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Akenham', grid reference and parish protected.