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Description: | Copper-alloy hooked tag of probable 15th to 16th C. AD date. The object has been cast in one piece and is complete. The suspension loop is a rectangular frame measuring 12.9mm wide by 5.5mm high. Below this is a complex openwork plate which is circular and has protruding teeth on the inside and a scrolling leaf pattern. On the outside of the circle are four decorative knobs, one at each "corner". The one at the top left (as you look at it) has a small circular hole at its centre to which something may have originally been tied. The junction between the plate and the top of the hook has a moulded design which may possibly represent the head and torso of a woman. The hook is semi-circular in section with a domed upper surface and flat underside. It tapers to a sharp point and is bent back behind the plate. The reverse of the plate is flat and plain. Overall, the object measures 35.1mm high by 14.1mm wide and 1.5mm thick. The weight is 2.55g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1400
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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