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Description: | Treasure case 2012 T4: Disclaimed, returned to finderDescription: Silver gilt hooked tag, with a tri-lobed central section from which the hook and loop, now missing, would have projected. The central section has a flat tri-lobed back and convex front formed of three circular domes, two to the top and one between to the bottom, with an additional flower decoration in the centre. The outer edge of the back plate is serrated, with pointed indents. In the spandrels between each lobe is a small circular projecting tab with a central pierced hole. A twisted wire border runs around the base of each of the three domes covering the joint between the domes and back plate. Each circular dome is decorated with three twisted wire circles, arranged in a triangular pattern mimicking the general tri-lobed appearance of the central section, each with an inner wire circle. In the centre of each set of circles is a raised circular pellet and there is a larger pellet in the centre of the dome where the three circles meet. In the centre of the three domes is a separate split-pin. The pin has a globular head, resting on a circular band with nine rectangular tabs radiating from it, imitating a flower. One of the tabs is broken and missing. The pin continues through to the flat back where the two ends are bent out in opposite directions attaching the pin to the plate. On the back, in the two upper corners two patches of damage indicate where a loop would have been soldered, which has now broken and been lost. Only circular patches of damage remain. In the lower corner, the remains of the hook can be seen in a rectangular strip of damage. The gilding is well preserved on the front and back, with only small patches of wear, where the silver shows through.Dimensions: 17.8mm (length), 18.4 mm (width), 7.7 mm (thickness). Weight: 5.04 grams.Discussion: Hooked tags of this type were popular in the 16th century. Many similar examples have been recorded through the Treasure process, for example 2003 T85, 2006 T501, 2008 T606 and 2011 T234. They were used as clothing fasteners and many variations on this design are known. Read (2008:79) illustrates a more complete, almost identical example, no.265, which lacks the perforations in the spandrels on the outer edge.In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.Katie MarsdenIntern, Somerset, January 2012
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