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HOOK
Unique ID: DENO-608C49
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval copper alloy possible hook. The object is lozenge shaped, with a twisted and tapering shank (33 mm long) projecting at right angles from the end of one of the edges. The shank is bent 180 degrees up the centre of the lozenge-shaped plate. The surface is corroded and no trace of decoration can be seen. There is a square perforation off centre, probably a nail hole. It has been suggested that this is a home-made hook of post-medieval date.
Width 22 mm, length 21.5 mm, thickness1.7 mm. Weight 4.7 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.5 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 4.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th December 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8689
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Amber Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Pentrich (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK3851
Four figure Latitude: 53.05491078
Four figure longitude: -1.43451433
1:25K map: SK3851
1:10K map: SK35SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, J. | 1995 | The Medieval Horse and its Equipment c.1150 - c.1450 | London | HMSO | p 64 | fig 54 | |
| Ward Perkins, J.B. | 1949 | A medieval harness-mount at Termoli | London | Society of Antiquaries of London |
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