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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: NMS-D75AE0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval copper alloy hooked tag, as Read 2008, no. 387, including the central hole. Decorative details above the collar at the top of the hoop may be intended to represent an animal head with large pointed ears. Length 38mm. Width 19mm. 16th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Width: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th October 2015 - Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 30972
Other reference: ENMD112015
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
Parish or ward: Salle (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG1125
Four figure Latitude: 52.7813208
Four figure longitude: 1.12717451
1:25K map: TG1125
1:10K map: TG12NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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