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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy hooked tag of Early-medieval date. The exact date range of this category of artefact is, at present, uncertain, although excavated evidence suggests they span the period of the 9th to 11th centuries AD (see, for example, M. Biddle; 1990; pp. 549-552).
Due to post-depositional damage, the original form of the artefact is unclear. The inverted drop-shaped plate is bent at the top and has a central vertical slit which may be an attachment hole. At the bottom, the plate tapers into the incomplete hook section which currently points to the left. The upper surface of the plate has a groove border around the perimeter and, down the centre, a double column of incised zig-zags. The reverse is plain.
The object has a dark blueish-green patina. It measures 38.1mm high, 22.3mm wide and 0.7mm thick. The weight is 3.26g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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