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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy Post Medieval dress hook. This objects consists of various parts riveted together. At the base is a lozenge-shaped back plate with facetted edges onto which is riveted an elongated triangular hook, the end of which is missing. Through the plate are two holes and a long central rivet, which holds the object together. The other element of the plate is a convex, sheet metal boss with eight arms, four of which have bosses on their ends. On the top of this boss is a smaller boss of the same form. The central rivet secures both bosses. Between the bosses and the back plate is a rectangular loop made from sheet metal. The loop is butt-jointed and its edge is decorated with notches. The length is 31.4mm, the width is 23.7mm and the weight is 8.42g.
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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