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Description: | A copper-alloy hooked tag, 28mm in length and 15mm in width. The plate of the tag is almost oval. Interrupting the oval is one projecting circular attachment hole surviving complete on the top edge; the other is missing due to an old break, and there is a triangular-shaped protrusion in between the two attachment holes. The front face of the plate is decorated with five ring-and-dot indentations, arranged to form a cross shape. There are two more transverse grooves where the oval plate tapers into the hook, which curves backwards and terminates in a sharp point. The back face is smooth and undecorated. Hooked tags have a long life, dating from the seventh to the eleventh centuries (Biddle 1990, p550, fig 148). This type, with shaped top, probably dates from the 9th or 10th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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