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Description: | A circular cast copper-alloy object with a hooked projection. Possibly a hooked tag of probable early-medieval date. The plate is convex and is bordered by a circumference with incised decoration on the obverse. Within the raised boss is an anthropomorphic face with clearly discernible features including straight hair. The hook protruding from the object is directly aligned with this face. There are two drilled holes on the hollow hemisphere on its face, opposite the hook. The obverse has retained around half of its original gilding, while the reverse is undecorated, not gilded and quite corroded. Given that the attachment holes are set within the plate and given the style of the decoration, it is probable that this artefact is Anglo-Saxon although the raised profile is unusual. | Subjects: | Possibly Anglo-Saxon | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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