Record ID: KENT-558876 - POST MEDIEVAL dress hook

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DRESS HOOK

Unique ID: KENT-558876

Object type certainty: Certain

A complete cast copper alloy Post-medieval hooked clasp with engraved decoration. The hook is ovoid in plan with five attachment loops, two on either side and one at the end. At the opposite end there is a rectangular hook The surface is decorated with engraved foliate designs. A very similar example can be seen in Read page 173 n.653.

The hook is 34.6mm long, 24.1mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 4.98 grams.

Class: Read Class A type 3

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Length: 34.6 mm
Width: 24.1 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 4.98 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Kent
District: Medway
To be known as: Cliffe

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Jennifer Jackson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Jennifer Jackson - [view all attributed records]

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