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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy, swivelling harness hook or fitting, of Medieval dating (13th to 15th Centuries AD).The hook consists of a domed (conical) terminal knop with a rounded top and a flattened base. Beneath the base of the knop is an integral hook, with a D shaped section throughout its length. It is flat on the inner face. The tip is missing. The hook is mid to dark green in colour, with an even surface patina.It measures 56.50mm in length, 12.20mm wide (maximum - diameter of knop), 5.28mm wide (integral hook), 3.30mm thick (hook) and 11.47mm deep. It weighs 11.9 grams.Several similar fittings have been recorded on the PAS database, including SOM-23D494, NMS-2D1545, SF-828FB7, IOW-3c46c7 and IOW-14E414. These have been identified as swivelling harness hooks / fittings as they are similar to those published by Read (1995, 67-68, #362-364. However another similar hook, made from iron, with conical knop was present in a suspension chain belonging to a copper alloy cooking vessel (Egan, 1998, 179, #499). It is probable that this style of hook was multifunctional, serving a variety of purposes. All examples are though of Medieval dating (13th to 15th Centuries AD).Reference:Egan, G. 1998a The Medieval Household Daily Living c. 1150-c. 1450. Museum of London. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London.Egan, G. 1998b. Miscellaneous household equipment: Kitchen and tableware, storage and other vessels, urinals. In Egan, G. 1998aRead, B. 1995. History Beneath Our Feet. Anglia Publishing. Ipswich.
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