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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: LVPL-27BC2C
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy dress hook of the Post-Medieval (Read 2008 nos. 436-439) period. The fragment consists of a sub-rectangular loop with a decorative boss on each side. The main face of the object is incomplete with an openwork design. The object is flat and has a light-brown patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Friday 30th September 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Openwork
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Cley Next the Sea
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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