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Description: | Iron hook. A wrought iron hook comprising a crescentic blade exposed at its pointed tip by spalling of massive corrosion but which probably remains of consistent thickness below it, and an expansion at the other end which may mask a socket. These tools are common finds from agricultural contexts, and are thought to come from tools whose use related to that of a short-handled billhook used for reaping, pruning or hedge-laying (Manning 1985, fig. 14 no. 2, plates 22-23, nos 24-39). Manning's type 2 hooks are of Late Iron Age to Roman date, more commonly from Roman sites. Two examples come from excavations at Dragonby (May 1996, vol. 1, fig11.33, nos 32-33), where a 1st-century date is suggested. Suggested date: Early Roman, 43-100.Length: 170mm, Diameter (at socket): 55mm, Thickness (mid point of blade): 25mm, Weight: in excess of 500gms, not possible to weigh at NLM.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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