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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy hooked tag of post-medieval date. The hooked tag is of Reads Class C, Type 3 being rectangular in plan. The main plate is rectangular in plan with a steep convex section and is decorated with a rectangular panel of cross-hatching with two transverse bands at the attachment end and one at the hook end. The hook proper no longer remains terminating in a worn break, and the back panel sheet has been lost. The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The hooked tag is 30.4mm long, 13.5mm wide, 2.2mm thick and weighs 4.3g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.54, no.168 and is dated to the early post-medieval period.
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