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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: HAMP528
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Double-sheet strap-end with convex front-plate and hook. Wide vertical grooves running down sides of front plate. Cross-hatching in centre with two horizontal grooves above and below. Niello survives in much of cross-hatching.
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Class:
Strap-end
Sub class: Ward-Perkins 1940, Type A1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.5 mm
Width: 12 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration method: Incised
Decoration style: Linear
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with niello
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE EXTON
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Museum | 1940 | London Museum Medieval Catalogue | London | HMSO | 279 | Pl. LXXVI no. 9 |
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