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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: LVPL-E1D148
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy probable dress hook dating to the Early Medieval period. The object consists of a single sheet of copper alloy and is leaf shaped in plan. It is decorated with two ring-and-dot motifs in the centre and the remains of a third motif to the right had side. It is likely that another ring-and-dot motif would have decorated the left hand side forming asymmetrical decoration. The hook of the object has broken away. The object has a light green patina. A similar example which can be found on the database is Oakden, V (2012) LVPL-D7F7E1 A EARLY MEDIEVAL DRESS HOOK Webpage available at: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/483483.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 410
Date to: Circa AD 1066
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.59 mm
Width: 15.94 mm
Thickness: 0.77 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th December 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Skirpenbeck
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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