Finds Tray: Copper-alloy belt hook

This copper-alloy belt hook (LIN-EE3DF6), cast in the form of a finely dressed male figure, was discovered near Digby in Lincolnshire. Dating to the late 15th to early 16th century AD, the figure’s detailed costume offers a fascinating glimpse into personal tastes and accessory trends of this period. The man is shown in fashionable 15th-century Italian attire, complete with a short tunic and a hood or chaperon (a type of hat). His hands rest confidently on his hips, with elbows flared outward to create circular openings. Diagonal grooves across the chest and transverse bands with rectan-gular notches at the waist suggest the draping of a belted tunic, while baggy sleeves and a rectangul