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Description: | A complete post Medieval cast copper alloy one-piece openwork dress hook c 1550-c. 1700 AD. Read Class E, Type 3.This dress hook is composed of three elements, an attachment loop, a plate and a hook. The attachment loop is rectangular in plan, 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. It has a sub-circular plate, moulded and comvex at the front and flat at the rear. The moulding is in the form of a forward facing human bust with openwork at each side and four holes above the head, two at each side. The hook is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. It curves rearwards through 180° and terminates with a sharp point.This dress hook has an even mid-green patina.38.2 x 18.4 x 5.7mm. Weight: 3.19g.A similar dress hook has been published (Read 2008: 93, ref: 332).
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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