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Description: | A Post Medieval cast copper alloy openwork hooked tag. The tag is flat back and has a moulded front. It is in the form of an openwork hungerford knot with pellets on each cord terminal, which are joined by a bar to form a trapezoidal attachment loop. Projecting from the largest loop of the knot is a long narrow hook. The hook is bent backwards 180 degrees and D shaped in section with a flat back. It is 33.5mm long, 18.3mm wide and 1.7mm thick; it weighs 2.44 grams.Read (2008: 110, No.336) illustrates a similar example although with cross hatching on the 'cords' and catogorises this type as Early Post Medieval Class E Type 5; he suggests they date from c.1500-1625, with most being used 1500-1550.
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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