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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy hooked tag dating to the post-medieval period (c. 16th century AD). The body is a shallowly convex circle with moulded decoration on the upper face in the form of a Tudor rose with three layers of five petals. The third layer has been called a 'cusped border' elsewhere (see below). Above, the trapezoidal attachment loop survives, with a slight casting flash to one end. Below, the hook curves round on itself, initially with a trapezoidal cross-section, then with a triangular one as it tapers to a point. The metal has largely corroded to a mid-light green colour over a red-brown metal. A direct parallel can be found illustrated in Read (2008, 95; ref. 344), classified as his early post-medieval Class E, Type 3.
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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