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Description: | A complete 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. A ridged collar thought possibly to represent a human face-mask is present at the junction between the body and the hook. The hook remains in tact and is bent sharply back behind the body of the hook.The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated. The metal is a dark blackish-brown colour and is survives in good condition. The hooked tag is 29.7mm long, 19.2mm wide, 1.9mm thick and weighs 2.7g.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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