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Description: | 'Pocklington Area' North Yorkshire: Anglo-Saxon Hooked Tag (2006 T256)
Date: 8th or 9th centuries
Description: Sub-triangular hooked tag, with a scalloped upper edge. The top left-hand corner is now broken, having torn off at one of the two attachment holes, which is still detectable. The main field has a decoration of incised circles and dots, distributed with no particular order, and a thin incised line frames its contour. Two horizontal incisions mark the tapering of the field into the sturdy hook. It is possible that originally these decorative details might have been set off by niello, but no trace of any inlay remains.
Discussion: Hooked tags are quite common finds, as they were used widely for a variety of purposes, fixing clothes and purses. Their shapes and ornamentation vary. An interesting parallel is with a find in Newbald, illustrated as Fig. 6.5.7 in K Leahy 'Middle Anglo-Saxon Metalwork from South Newbald and the 'Productive Site' phenomenon in Yorkshire' (in H. Geake and J. Kenny (eds.) Early Deira , Oxford 2002), where the motifs, however, are pierced.
Dimensions: length: 2.8mm; maximum width: 1.4mm; weight: 1.1g
Metal content: The precious metal content of the hooked tag fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%.
Disposition: [no interest from BM]
Dr Anna Gannon
The British Museum
London | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Barton, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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