Record ID: KENT-7FB3FA
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (UNKNOWN)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Published
A gold composite object, possibly a cap hook, consisting of a domed central 'head' which only partially protrudes from the bowl of a shallow, dish-like base. The underside of the base is a thin, plain gold sheet and is damaged; a small sliver, maybe one sixteenth of the total area of the base, is missing. The underside of the base bulges outward, in the opposite direction to the head. The object is circular in plan and from this perspective the circumference is decorated with a ropework gold filigree design. Viewed from above, between the outer edge and the central bowl lies an are…
Created on: Tuesday 14th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'hOO', grid reference and parish protected.