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Description: | Copper alloy hook. Cast rectangular section bar with a pair of gutters flanking a ridge on the outer side of its curving form. One end forms a pointed hook. The other end is beaten flat and folded as a U shaped tab. The object has a disconcerting resemblance to a bow brooch of early Roman type, though what remains could not fulfil that function. If a fish hook, choice of copper alloy over iron would be unusual, as would the lightness of fastening when compared to the weight of fish such a hook might be used for. Suggested date: probably Post-Medieval, 1500-1800.Length: 38.1mm, Width: 20.9mm, Thickness: 2.0mm, Weight: 3.55gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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