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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy hooked tag of Post-Medieval date. It has a flat back, circular openwork plate, and has suffered some post-depositinal damage resulting in a slightly bent plate and hook. The openwork plate consists of an elaborate cross-shaped motif with a pellet at its centre and floriated ends. The exterior edges have a series of projecting knops to create a beaded border. At the top of the plate is an integral rectangular shaped suspension loop that is rectangular in section and has a rectangular perforation. At the base of the plate is the integral hook, which is D-shaped in section and bends backwards and tapers to a sharp point. Due to post-depositional damage the the tip now curls round to meet the shank of the hook. The tag measures 34.02mm in length, 16.93mm in width, 1.85mm in thickness, and weighs 2.21g. Numerous parallels to this tag are recorded on the PAS database (for example SF-6E2EA3 or NMS-9AD6A4) and date to the 16th or 17th centuries AD.
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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