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Description: | A copper-alloy hooked tag of Early-medieval date. According to Sonja Marzinzik (TAR 2005/6: 86, no. 239), hooked tags of this form date from the 9th century AD.
The head plate is inverted sub-triangular. At the centre of the top side are two inverted v-shaped grooves which are visible on one side only. The long sides are slightly convex and there are two circular circular rivet/sewing holes, located side by side, one third of the way down. At the bottom the plate has been folded inwards before being bent into the upward-curving hook. The end of this hook has been bent forwards, possibly deliberately.
The artefact is slightly bent and has a light green patina. It measures 26.3mm long, 12.7mm wide and 6.6mm thick. The weight is 1.07g. | Subjects: | Anglo-Saxon | 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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