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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy dress hook of Early-Medieval date. The dress hook is of Reads Class A, Type 2 being circular in plan with two circular attachment holes. The main plate is circular in plan with an equal-armed cross formed from double bands of zigzag lines on the upper surface. A D-sectioned hook extends from one edge curving sharply to terminate in a blunted point. The reverse is flat and undecorated.The metal has a mid greenish-brown patina and is worn. The hooked tag is 16.5mm long, 12.8mm wide, 0.8mm thick and weighs 0.6g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.16, no.70 and is dated to the Early-Medieval period.
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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An incomplete Early-Medieval (c.600-1150) copper-alloy…
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