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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy hooked tag (1550-1700).This tag is moulded at the front and flat at the rear. It is formed of three integral elements, a plate, an attachment loop and a hook. The attachment loop is rectangular and the plate is circular. At the centre of the plate is an equal armed cross with four holes in each angle forming openwork, all within a beaded edge. Some of the holes are blind. The hook is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. It curves rearwards and terminates with a sharp point. The rear face is flat and plain.This tag has a dark green patina.Height: 33.1mm; width: 16.4mm; thickness of plate: 1.8mm; thickness including hook: 8.4mm. Weight: 3.02g.This hooked tag is a class E, type 3, as classified by Read (2008: 99, ref: 370).Read, B. 2008. Hooked-Clasps & Eyes: A Classification and Catalogue of Sharp- or Blunt-hooked clasps and Miscellaneous Hooks, Eyes, Rings or Toggles. Portcullis Publishing: Langport, Somerset.
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