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Description: | A cast, copper alloy hooked tag of the early post-medieval period, dating from AD1500-1600. It has a trapezoidal upper loop and a circular, solid body. The underside of the body is slightly concave. The upper side is decorated with a rose which has a triple ring of double petals, five in each ring. The outer edge of the body is decorated with a ropework design. The hook depends from the bottom edge of the body; the point of the hook has broken away and is missing. The tag has a light green patina. It is 34.3mm long, 14.2mm wide and 5mm thick. It weighs 2.46gm. An identical example is illustrated in Bailey, Buttons and Fasteners 500BC to 1840AD, page 96, figure 12.19.
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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