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Description: | Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon, 850-900AD) incomplete cast copper alloy class B5 floriate hooked tag. The main body is circular, with a break at the apex where the attachment holes would have been located, the opposing end has a bent hook. The upper surface is decorated with a six petalled flower design, and the reverse is undecorated. The artefact has a mid-green patina and the surface is worn. It is 17.77mm long, 10.95mm wide, 1.23mm thick and weighs 0.8 grams.
See Naylor (2006) Anglo-Saxon hooked tags for similar examples. | Subjects: | Class B5 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McLean, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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