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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy hooked tag of post-Medieval date.The plate is oval, the upper surface bearing a relief-moulded central design of uncertain nature. A border of two plain ridges and a beaded central ridge surrounds this design. The plate is surmounted by a three-lobed knop, the uppermost of which is perforated and would have served as a point of attachment. Halfway down the plate, there is a pair of right-angled moulded projections, one on either side. The top portion of the rectangular-sectioned hook extends vertically downwards from the base of the plate, flanked at the top by a pair of perforated lobes. The lower portion of the hook is missing. Traces of a white-metal coating adhere to the surfaces of the object.Dimensions: 42.3mm long, 22.6mm wide, 1.6mm thick. Weight: 6.4g.This distinctive form of hooked tag would have operated in conjunction with an opposing 'eye' plate. Several examples are illustrated by Read (2008: 165-182, cf nos. 663-665), who suggests a mid 16th to 17th century date (ibid. 165).
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