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Description: | Post Medieval cast copper alloy hooked tag with a circular plate, broken trapizoid loop and long hook. The point of the hook is broken from an old break and the tip is bent downwards. The hook and loop are opposite each other and are both D shaped in section. The loop is almost completely missing with just stubs left to each end. The central plate is domed with a concave back and convex front; it has a raised design probably a mans head wearing a hat within a lineal border similar to Read 2008 p93 No.327. The design is upright when the hook is to the right. It measures 32.5mm long by 13.3mm wide and 3.4mm thick. It weighs 1.64 grams.Read (ibid:87) catogorises this type as Early Post Medieval Class E Type 3 and suggests they date from 1500-1625, with most being used 1500-1550 and possibly some residual use into the 18th century.
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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