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Description: | An almost complete cast copper alloy dress hook of Class E, type 8 (figurative) form and post medieval date (1500-1550) according to Read (2008, 87). The dress hook is symmetrical in form and comprises three central holes, one semicircular in shape at the short edge, and two rounded apertures beneath. There is a lobe either side of these 2 holes and a collar at the juncture of the plate and hook. The hook curves downwards, but there is a worn break at the tip. The metal is worn, but traces of moulded relief decoration can be seen on the lobes and short edge of the plate, while the reverse is plain. The metal has a brownish-green patina.The weight is 2.20g, the length is 28.23mm, the width is 18.82mm and the thickness is 2.23mm.A similar example is LIN-67976C and a comparable example can be found in Read, B. (2008) Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Portcullis Publishing: Langport, Somerset, p 116 no.477.
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