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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy hooked tag of post-Medieval date (1500-1650). The plate has a rectangular attachment loop, the longer side is 11.5mm in length and the shorter side is 5.7mm in length. The plate itself is roughly circular in plan. The top half of the plate has two sets of four circular perforations on either side, two larger holes on the outer edge and two smaller ones on the inside of these. Below, the plate is solid with a raised central moulded V-shape with incised cross-hatching within it. The hook is 'D'-shaped in cross-section. The hook is complete but is bent to one side. The reddish colour metal is partially covered with copper alloy corrosion products. A patina has not survived.37.6 x 15.6 x 1.7mm. Weight: 2.01g.A similar hooked tag is illustrated in Read 2008, 104, ref. 403. See also, Portable Antiquities Scheme find: IOW-C7E8E1 from Shorwell Parish, Isle of Wight.
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