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Description: | A cast copper alloy hooked tag of the early Post-Medieval period, (about 1500-1600). 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 rope work design. The hook depends from the bottom edge of the body and is complete. The tag has a dark brown patina. An example may be found in Bailey's Buttons and Fasteners 500BC -AD1840 (2004), page 96, figure 12.19. Similar finds on the PAS database include record IDs LIN-2316C3 and SWYOR-128C70 and SWYOR-527777.Length: 30.5mm; Width: 15.2mm; Thickness: 2.7mm; Weight: 2.77g
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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