Bronze-Age/Iron-Age, Flesh Hook, c. 1300-600 BC, 16cm x 3.4cm, socket diameter 2.1cm, cone-shaped hollow body with circular perforations each side for rivets, at the bottom of the socket in line with these are two projections with flattened discoid terminals, sharply-pointed tapering curved shaft is lozenge shaped (cf. Needham & Bowman class 2). Very fine with a smooth brown patina £600-£800

Provenance: Found near Grassington (North Yorkshire), November 2020 (PAS LANCUM-95C5CC).

This hook, classed as a find of national importance, was found in a field high up in the Yorkshire Dales at a depth of 14 inches, using a Equinox 800 metal detector. The Rampside Hoard contained two similar flesh hooks, which suggest possible local manufacture; probably they were used for roasting meat at rituals