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Description: | An incomplete cast cooper alloy hooked tag of post-medieval date. The hooked tag is of Reads Class E, Type 3 being circular in plan. The main plate is heavily worn but appears to be decorated with a multi-petalled flower within a linear border.A sub-rectangular attachment loop is present at one end of the tag and a worn break at the opposite end marks the place from which the hook would have projected. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated.The metal has a dark blackish-green patina and is worn. The hooked tag is 18.9mm long, 15.6mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 1.5g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.96, no.354.
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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