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Description: | Incomplete post medieval copper alloy openwork hooked tag, missing the tip of the hook and part of the body.The tag would have been circular in shape and has a rose at its centre, or five double-petalled flower. To one side the hook extends, to the other it is broken. Around the surviving edge, surrounding the central flower, are openwork ovals, some of which are filled with corrosion. The original patina does not survive.The tag is 18.7mm in diameter (the widest point). It measures an incomplete 25.5mm in length and weighs 1.38g.Openwork hooked tags similar to this one are 17th century in date. They probably did not have a correspoinding 'eye' to hook into but simply fastened onto the material itself.
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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