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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: DENO-12FB14
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post-Medieval cast copepr alloy hooked tag, Read Class E Type 7. Heart-shaped relief moulded openwork body with three apertures with rope lines between; two knops projecting from either side (forming an X with the rope lines); small bifoliate knop projecting into the loop; trapezoidal loop; complete hook projecting from the opposite side. Brown patina. Length 33.0mm, width 17.1mm, thickness 2.2mm, weight 2.65g.
No exact parallel in Read's Hooked-Clasps & Eyes (2008, Portcullis).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33 mm
Width: 17.1 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 2.65 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th August 2010 - Thursday 14th October 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E7134
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: North East Derbyshire (District)
To be known as: Heath and Holmewood
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 112-113 |
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