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Description: | Cast copper alloy sub-circular dress hook dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is cast in one piece and consists of a sub-circular central piece with a rectangular attachment loop and backwards facing hook. The centre of the object is decorated with a moulded 'pineapple' design beneath which is a moulded V. Below the ridged V are four sub-circular decorative mouldings. At either side of the top of the 'pineapple' are four circular openwork mouldings. The hook is sub-hexagonal in cross section with a flat reverse. The tip of the hook terminates in a break and is twisted to one side. File marks can be seen on the hook and attachment loop. The object is in good condition and has a dark brown patina. It can be classified as Read Class E, Type 3, Read, (2008). The object dates to the Early Post-Medieval period.
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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