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Description: | Lead alloy possible pin head. Cast rectangular plate, resemblin a hooked tag of Read Class E Type 1, with pelleted border and a sub-rectangular loop now folded behind the plate. A hollow knop at the base may have retained a pin shank of more robust material [now lost]. The plate bears a linear design of cross and triangle. This may be a schematic Calvary, or perhaps a merchant mark or a simplified heraldic motif. Patinated overall. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.Length: 24.4mm, Width: 17.0mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 2.5mm, Weight: 5.84gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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