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Description: | A complete, copper alloy hooked tag, Read class E, type 3, dating from the early post-medieval period, AD 1500 - 1650. The body has a central lozenge shaped moulding with a central smaller lozenge, frequently interpreted as a pineapple, thistle or pinecone. There are four openwork circular perforations on each side. At the upper end of the body is a trapezoidal attachment loop and at the base there is a narrow, transverse collar above a narrow, D section, curved hook, now slightly bent. The reverse of the tag is plain and unmarked. It has a rough, dark green patina. It is 40.7mm long, 16.4mm wide and 9.4mm thick. It weighs 2.63gm.A similar tags is illustrated in Read, 2008, Hooked Clasps and Eyes, page 104, number 402.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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