Early Medieval (400AD - 1099AD)
Craft, industry and trade
Large bronze fish hook
- Description:
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Large bronze fish hook with barbed point. The other end has a splayed terminal, to aid in securing the hook to the fishing line. It was found in a 6th century rubbish heap.
A hook this large was probably for sea fishing, for large fish such as cod or tope, or possibly for conger eels.
- Materials/Media:
- Copper alloy
- Source:
- The Whithorn Trust
- Digital Number:
- WTAH019
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