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Description: | The object is a fragment of a hooked tag dating to the early post medieval or 17th to 18th century (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide, Version 1.1; August 2001, p.42). The object has been cast as one piece and is made of copper alloy. The object is incomplete. The object comprises of two parts, a plate, and a loop set above the plate. The loop is trapezoid-shaped in plan and flat in section. At the point where the loop handles join the top of the plate are two moulded undecorated knops. On the opposing lower edge of the plate are two more knops. Together these four knops are laid out in a roughly sub-square pattern. The plate itself is sub-hexagonal in plan and flat in section. At the centre of the plate, and in the centre of the four knops is a single fifth knop. The faint outline of three ridges and two grooves can be seen running longitudinally from the top of the plate, to the central knop and then continuing from there to the base of the plate. A single traverse ridge can also be seen again passing through the central knop. Together these ridges and grooves make up a cross shape in the centre of the plate. The plate is also decorated by an openwork design, which consists of a series of circular holes, approximately 2.6mm in diameter laid out in three rows. Looking from the top down, the top and middle rows each have four holes each, the lower row has only one complete hole. A second hole appears to have been planned originally but was not completed. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated. The object is in a poor condition, is very worn and is a mid matt green colour. It is 20.4mm in length, 17.8mm wide, 1.3mm thick and 1.61g in weight.
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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