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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy hooked tag of post-medieval date. The hooked tag is of Reads Class E, Type 5 being trefoil in plan. The main plate is an openwork trefoil knot design with a D-shaped section and an integrally cast rectangular attachment loop. The running ends of the knot terminate in tassels at the junction with the loop and a D-sectioned hook extends from opposite the loop. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated. The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The hooked tag is 28.5mm long, 15.2mm wide, 2.1mm thick and weighs 1.7g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.110, no.440 and is dated to the early post-medieval period.
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