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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy dress hook of probable Post-Medieval, seventeenth century date (AD 1600 - AD 1700). Length: 23.8mm; width; 18.8mm and 11.0mm thick. Weight: 2.71g.This probable dress hook is sub-triangular in plan and anthropomorphic in style. It is convex at the front and concave at the rear. When complete it had three perforated lugs that enabled it to be sewn to a garment. The lugs were situated, one at the top and one at each side. The lug at the top is bent to the rear and the left hand (when viewed from the front) lug is missing due to an old break. At the bottom there is a small rectangular projection with an old horizontal break. This is, apparently, the remains of a hook. At the centre of the front is a human mask facing forward. In plan, it is rounded at the top and tapers towards a pointed chin. The round eyes, elongated nose and small mouth are indistinct due to wear. The rear face is deeply concave. However, the rear face of the vestigial hook is flat.The front has a shiny mid-green patina and the rear is mainly covered with friable copper alloy corrosion products.
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