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Description: | Incomplete cast pewter post medieval hooked tag. This fragment represents the body of the hooked tag. The hook shaft and curl are entirely missing. The main body of the object is an elongated heart shape in plan and flat in section. Within the top curves the tag is decorated with grooved lines that form two opposing curlicues. Beneath these are two incised, parallel vertical lines, and beneath this in the pointed portion of the body is a further, unclear incised motif. Extending from the top of the heart shape is a rectangular fixing loop. Extending from either side of the bottom of the loop is a divergent protruding shaft. Opposed divergent shafts extend to either side from the sides of the heart shape (level with the transverse grooves). The shaft of the hook would have extended from the point of the main body. The surface of the hooked tag survives intact with a dark grey, dull patina. The reverse of the tag is plain and slightly shinier. An integral raised, vertical rectangular knop represents the top of the hook shaft. The object is 22.72mm long, 15.5mm wide, 1.6mm thick and weighs 2.47g. Though an exact parallel is not illustrated, hooked tags of the same date with rectangular loops can be seen in Margeson, 1993, Norwich Households, figure 8.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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