Record ID: SF-177615
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy cast hook dating to the Medieval period, possibly c.13th to 15th Century. This is a one piece, circular section rod bent into a forward facing hook. The attachment end is flattened and pierced laterally with a long slot. The hook end projects beyond the slot, although it had been bent and no longer running parallel to the slot. It has a three dimensional zoomorphic terminal and the outside of this section has multiple oblique grooves. Below this is a heraldic shield, decorated again with diagonal grooves. Evidence of guilding. Possibly c.13th-15t…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kenton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C91B79
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy hooked fitting of uncertain date. The hook curves in a semi-circle and is circular in cross-section. Extending from the upper end is a flattened attachment strip with two small circular holes through it. It survives in very good condition. This, together with its patination, would seem to suggest a post-medieval or later date. A number of similar objects have been recorded on the PAS database that are identified variously as suspension hooks from early medieval girdles or belts and harness fittings. For example, LIN-A43FAA and LIN-A43FAA from Lincolnshire and W…
Created on: Friday 6th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-398AA9
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy harbick (or havette/shear-board hook) of late Medieval date. It is missing both ends due to old breaks. The object comprises a central bar or grip that is rectangular in form and section. On the three external faces that would have been visible when the hook was in use there is incised decoration comprising a central cross saltire or X, flanked by two or three vertical grooves. From each end of the central grip extend rectangular arms that are narrower than the grip and begin to taper before terminating in old breaks. These would have originally extended to …
Created on: Monday 11th January 2016
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DC75CA
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: MODERN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy object, with a head which is cuboid, square in cross-section and faceted, and a stem which is circular in cross-section and bent out of shape. Total length: 14.57mm, width of head: 6.5 x 6.8mm, thickness of stem: 3.09mm, weight: 2.66g. Although this resembles a pin of Cool's (1990, 164) group 15, it is more likely to be a modern hook, perhaps for a coat or strings for a blind, etc. Compare NLM-B5DF46, LVPL-4CF45C, LEIC-B30068, SF-D59BA6. Probably 19th or 20th century.
Created on: Friday 14th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hoxne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FA8124
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper Post-Medieval strap hook. The hook is decorated with moulded relief and openwork and similar examples have been interpreted as the torso of a human female facing-figure (Read 2008, 233). The hook curves behind the figure and expands to form the head which has crude facial features and hair in moulded relief, while the arms form two openwork loops, one to each side of the body. Decoration on the body consists of two swirls on the chest and a sub triangular feature in moulded relief. Below the arms is a pair of openwork loops, and below these is a large loop perhaps fo…
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2015
Last updated: Monday 15th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-056522
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy hook of probable Post-medieval date. It has a sub-rectangular plate with a circular hole at the top in the middle for attachment. It is made in a single piece and the plate tapers into a circular bent hook. It measures 30.83mm in length, 17.28mm in width, 4.74mm in diameter of the hook and weighs 9.69g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Capel St Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-B170F5
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast one-piece copper-alloy hook. It has a circular section tapering rod with a circular terminal at one end and the other end bent into a hook. It measures 59.01mm in length, 17.89mm in width at the hook, 4.78mm in thickness and the terminal has a diameter of 12.40mm. It weighs 20.70g. It is similar to published examples (Read, 2008, no 774) and dates to the 13th to 16th centuries.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EDDDE8
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, worn cast copper-alloy object resembling a pin head but probably a hook terminal. It comprises a head of polyhedral form (a cuboid with the corners cut off) that is rectangular in section with 13 worn and undecorated faces. From the base of the head extends an integral shaft that is cylindrical in form and terminates in old breaks just beneath the head. The entire object has worn surfaces with traces of a green or brown patina but seemingly no decoration. It measures 14.35mm in length, 7.59mm in width, 5.98mm in thickness and 2.72g in weight. Compare PUBLIC-A97147 an…
Created on: Monday 31st October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beyton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1E6356
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy hook shaped object of uncertain date. It is D-shaped in section with faceted edges and has a curved U-shaped profile. One end of the object tapers to a point, while the other terminates in an old break. It measures 43.34mm in length, 5.88mm in width, 6.72mm in thickness, and weighs 10.24g. This hook is of uncertain date, and associated finds from the same site might suggest a date anywhere from the Roman through Post-medieval periods.
Created on: Thursday 31st July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Cornard, Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5BB975
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy hook like object which could be Roman or later in date. It consists of a an incomplete piece of copper-alloy wire with a circular section bent into a U-shape, the complete terminal is bent over to form a small hook and tapers to a rounded point at its tip, the other terminal is missing due to an old break. The function of this object is unknown. It measures 27.34mm by 26.50mm in size and the wire is 2.58mm in thickness.
Created on: Friday 15th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.