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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy hooked tag of post-medieval date. The main plate is an openwork trefoil design decorated with a series of incised lines. Two small roses mark the join between the body of the hooked tag and the rectangular attachment loop. The loop of the trefoil from which the hook itself would have extended is now broken and worn. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated.The metal is a mid greenish-brown colour and is worn. The hooked tag is 17.3mm long, 18.9mm wide, 2.3mm thick and weighs 1.6g.A parallel can be seen in Read, p.110, no.437.
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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