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Description: | An incomplete cast cooper alloy hooked tag of post-medieval date. The hooked tag is of Reads Class A, Type 2 being triangular in plan with two attachment holes. The main plate is engraved with a discontinuous spiral with sporadic hatching in the field. A broken and worn hook extends from one edge of the tag. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated.The metal has a mid reddish-brown patina and is worn. The hooked tag is 19.1mm long, 14.9mm wide, 1.7mm thick and weighs 0.9g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.16, no.65.
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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