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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: NLM-3FDE99
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy clasp fragment. The concavo-convex front part of a clasp with an integrally cast short backward pointing hook; Read early post-medieval Class C Type 3. The convex display surface bears incised cross-hatch, possibly affording improved grip as well as decorative effect, with a plain border. A back plate is lost. Suggested date: early post-medieval, 1500-1700.
Length: 30.1mm, Width: 13.8mm, Thickness (at border): 2mm, Weight: 5.03g.
Class: Read early post-medieval Class C Type 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.1 mm
Width: 13.8 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 5.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39206
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ashby cum Fenby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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