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Description: | Copper alloy hooked tag. Cast tag with a circular concavo-convex plate with trapezoid top loop above, and a collar separating plate from a straight tapered shank, probably originally forming a backward pointing hook, Read Class E Type 3. The plate bears the Neo-Classically inspired bust of a bearded man, draped, and either curly-haired and perhaps a negro, or wearing a turban or some other headgear of similar appearance. The bust is oriented right within its panel, and would face downwards with the tag oriented with its loop uppermost. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.Length: 36.6mm, Width: 16.4mm, Thickness: 3.2mm, Weight: 3.02gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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