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Description: | TREASURE CASE : 2013 T93.A complete cast silver-gilt cap hook of post-medieval date. The head of the object is hemispherical with a domed front and flat reverse. The front face is decorated with elaborate applied filigree decoration consisting of a central trefoil loop within a twisted wire border surrounded by eight raised applied pellets each with its own small twisted wire border. The outer edge is scalloped with a series of closely spaced, regular indentations. From the reverse of the head an S-shaped hook projects, having been soldered onto the head, and tapers to a sharp point.Discussion: The 'S' shaped hook identifies this as a cap hook. Numerous similar examples have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database though the applied filigree decoration can vary widely between examples. Similar examples include SWYOR-538A62 (2011 T790), NCL-497730 (2012 T393) and SUSS-CC3D27 (2010 T189).Date:Post-medieval: 16th CenturyDimensions:Length: 16mm; Width: 11.8mm; Thickness: 4.7mm; Weight 2.9g.Discussion: In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.Author and title: Rebecca Griffiths Dora Thornton FLO for North and East Yorkshire Curator of Renaissance Europe British Museum
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