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Description: | A copper alloy hooked fitting possibly a hooked tag formed from a sub-triangular sheet with rounded terminal of probable later medieval date (1300 - 1500 AD). The lower third of the sheet is neatly folded back upon itself to form the a neat well proportioned hook. The upper edge of the plate is pierced at the midpoint by a single hole. This hole is filled with a square headed stud whose tip is folded back upon itself - this possibly suggests that the hooked plate was attached to a piece of leather - either as a strap fitting or possibly a book mount. The upper surface is decorated with a thickly applied gilded surface. The underside of the plate is plain and undecorated - it has a greenish brown surface patina. A direct parallel has not been found.The fitting measures 25.2mm length, 15.2mm width and is 7.8mm thick; the plate is 1.3mm thick. It weighs 3.4 grams
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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