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Description: | Copper alloy, white metal plating, and IronHooked Clasp. Cast openwork plate with a backward pointing hook at one end - the point is lost so whether blunt or sharp is uncertain - and a ferrous metal rivet of diameter 2.5mm passing through a rounded knop at the other. A collar separates hook and plate, with a further drilled attachment hole of diameter 2.5mm between collar and plate; the plate bears three apertures in a simple knot motif. The form resembles that of early post-medieval hooked tags, though the riveted fastening made the attachment of this example more permanent and robust than is usual. The surface is heavily plated; the tint of underlying metal is only glimpsed at the bend of the hook. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.Length: 39.6mm, Width: 16.2mm, Thickness: 2.5mm, Weight: 3.13gms.
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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