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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy Read: Class H, Type 4 hooked tag (c. 1500-c. 1600 AD).The object is composed of three integral elements, an attachment loop, the main body and a hook. It is moulded at the front and flat at the rear.The attachment loop is oval in plan and 'D'-shaped in cross-section. At the front, the main body has a central nipple surrounded by five sub-circular apertures forming openwork. It has a border of six evenly spaced trefoils forming a flower head. Adjacent to the main body, the hook curves rearwards through 180° and tapers to a sharp point.This tag has a shiny dark green patina.38.71 x 18.19 x 2.06mm. Weight: 3.51g.A similar hooked tag has been published (Read 2008: 122, ref: 502). See Portable Antiquities Scheme find: SF-F95233.
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