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Description: | A copper-alloy hooked tag of probable early post-Medieval date.The artefact has an openwork plate of sub-circular form. At the centre of this plate is a moulded flower head. This is surrounded by a groove containing traces of a white material, possibly a corroded glass paste. Outside the groove is a concentric ridge, surrounding this a ring of seven openwork oval petals with interspersing projections. At the top is the remains of the frame; at the bottom is the damaged hook, which is of D-shaped section and has a transverse ropework moulding at the top. The artefact is damaged and corroded. It measures 32mm long, 17.6mm wide and 1.3mm thick. The weight is 1.91g.
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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