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Description: | A complete iron swivel hook. The square section, elliptical loop has a flattened base with a central hole through which the hook shaft passes. The hook has a circular section and a round, quite flat head but may have been more domed and now damaged by corrosion. The shaft curls and tapers to a blunt point.Dimensions of loop 40.4mm wide, 48.3mm long, 6.7mm thick, dimensions of hook 57.4mm long 6.8mm thick.These hooks probably have many uses and some are found at the end of chains to hold possibly a cooking pot over a fire. Suggested date Medieval to Post Medieval.
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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