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FLESH HOOK

Unique ID: LON-31C642

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Iron flesh hook, dating to the medieval period. The flesh hook has two curved prongs. There is a rounded shaft, with a flatten protruding knop at the top, this shaft divides into two prongs.

Notes:

Comparision see (Egan 1998: 155/156; Fig 124)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Ante AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 112 mm
Width: 43 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight: 61.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005

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Other reference numbers

Museum accession number: 4596/7

Materials and construction

Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
To be known as: Billingsgate

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G.	1998	The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London)	London	The Stationery Office	155/156	124

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Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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