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Description: | An incomplete lead dress hook of post-medieval date. The hooked tag is of Reads Class C, Type 1 being rectangular in plan. The edges of the rectangular plate are beaded and the upper surface is decorated with four recessed square panels above a think upward pointing chevron. A rectangular attachment loop extends from one end of the plate though has been folded back on itself most probably due to depositional processes. The worn remains of an integral hook extend from the opposite end of the plate.The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The hooked tag is 21.3mm long, 17.6mm wide, 6.8mm thick and weighs 6.1g.
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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