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Description: | A copper-alloy hook, 58mm in length and 13mm in width. The top of the front face of this hook is pyramidal in shape it then flares into a flat rectangular part 22mm in length and 13mm in width which has a transverse ridge at its base. Below this is the hook itself, which is convex on its front face and flat on the back and curves backwards, with the tip of the hook, which is straight, terminating level with the base of the rectangular area. On the front face there are also traces of gilding. The back face is flat and there are two rivets, which are circular in cross-section and 4mm in diameter, one in the centre of the back of the pyramidal shape at the top of the hook, and the other at the base of the rectangular shape. It seems likely that these rivets would have attached this hook to a leather strap, it could perhaps be a horse strap fitting of functional rather than decorative use. It is medieval in date. | Subjects: | Hook | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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