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Description: | A copper-alloy object of Post-Medieval date, probably a hooked tag or perhaps a strap or sword belt fitting. It is complete with the exception of the tip of the hook, which is missing due to old breaks. It has a rectangular front plate that has a concave back face and faceted edges on all sides. At the top fo the plate is an integrally cast globular attachment lug with central circular perforation and small projecting globular knop. At the base of the plate is a square collar with ftwo incised transverse grooves or notched to either side. From the centre of the base of the collar extends the rear-facing hook, which is oval shaped in section and begins to curve backwards before terminating in old breaks. On the back face of the tag is a sheet copper-alloy backing plate that is of identical shape to the front face and held in place by single copper-alloy rivets at the top and bottom, the one at the top in alignment with the attachment loop on the front face. The entire object measures 50.04mm in height, 19.41mm in width, 6.02mm in thickness, and weighs 14.36g. This hooked tag is of Post-Medieval date, with similar examples noted by Read (2008: nos. 786, 813-817) suggesting a probable date in the 16th-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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