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Description: | Copper alloyHooked Tag. Trefoil tag of Read Class D Type 6. This tag is of hollow composite construction, with a sub-triangular back plate to which is attached a die stamped trefoil vegetal display face. A sharp backward bent pointed hook is soldered to the lower part of the back plate; a staple or loop is also soldered to its upper part. A sharp pointed pin protrudes backwards through a rectangular aperture circa 2.5mm square approximately central to the back plate. A smaller central aperture on the display face appears to be associated with this, and suggests a further element has been lost. The construction is comparable to that of contemporary tags made of silver or silver gilt. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.Length: 28.3mm, Width: 21mm, Thickness (clear of hook and loop): 3.4mm, Weight: 2.34gms.
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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