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Description: | Copper alloy hooked object of Early Medieval date comprising a main plate with an open socket on the reverse with an incomplete hook beneath. The plate expands at one end to form a generally semi-circular terminal (L. 12mm. W. 16.4mm. Th. 4.3mm). The reverse is slightly concave and the upper surface convex. The upper surface has moulded decoration, now heavily worn, in the form of a circular element in the centre of the lower edge with three broad raised elements, divided by recessed areas, radiating out to the edge. Beneath this the object narrows and becomes thinner and generally rectangular in section with irregular sides (L. 24mm. W. 9.4mm. Th. 2.2mm). Beneath the plate the hook extends, gradually tapering to where it is broken off (W. 6.6-3.4mm. Th. 4.5-3.4mm). The hook is oval to circular in section. On the reverse of the plate is an open socket comprising a D-shaped loop extending from the reverse of the terminal, and a longitudinal bar linking the lower edge of the loop to a further, much shorter bar from the reverse of the junction between the plate and the hook, so that the bar gradually moves closer to the plate. The loop and the longitudinal bar are generally D-shaped in section while the shorter bar is sub-rectangular in section. Patchy dull reddish-brown patina. Such objects are known from a few areas in the country and have previously been referred to as ??socketed hooks??. However, a recent find in Lincolnshire (see PAS ref. LIN-F29FC4) suggests that they may form part of a strap distributor or junction. L. 50.16mm. W. 16.4mm. Ht. 17mm. Wt. 13.39g. See also PAS Ref. BUC-1C1BB6, BUC-BD2E16 and ESS-A983B8. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Puls, Jodi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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