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LOT 2005
Tudor Silver Hooked Tag Clothes Fastener
1500-1600 A.D.
7 1/2 in. (2.28 grams, 19 cm).
Comprising three domes decorated with filigree surrounding a central pellet, hook to the reverse; Read Class D, Type 6. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Uttlesford, Essex, UK, declared as Treasure and disclaimed by the Crown with Treasure case tracking number: 2022T941.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-491A58.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See The Portable Antiquities Scheme nos.LVPL-3004DD, NMS-E1FD52, and SF-034BF3, for similar examples.
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Discoid with two low-relief hearts with a crown above, loop to the reverse; a button or a cufflink element. 0.5 grams, 11 mm
Ex Manchester, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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