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Description: | A cast copper alloy dress hook dating to the early Post-Medieval period. The object is a one-piece dress hook which has been decorated with moulded relief. It is rectangular in plan. The object has a transverse broad groove with a worn beaded ridge on the loop side and a plain ridge on the hook side. At the juncture of the plate and hook is a swag and ridged ribbed collar. The hook is slightly bent but complete. The object has a mid-brown patina and is in good condition. A similar example can be found in Read, (2008), p88, no.298. The object can be classified as Read, Class E, Type 1.
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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