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Description: | Silver hooked tag with circular plate boldly decorated with a symmetrical pattern of eight pointed hollow segments forming a circle against a recessed background; the hook tip detached and part of plate with attachment loop missing. The background is keyed for black niello inlay.Discussion: The use of niello, form and style of ornament confirm that this is an Anglo-Saxon dress tag of late 9th-century date. This roundel of formal stylised vegetable pattern is matched by one on the Lyminge border of the great 'Fuller Brooch' where three other versions of the pattern are also employed (J Backhouse, D H Turner and L Webster (eds), The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art (London, 1994), no.11). Such hooks could be used for leggings, veils and purse fastenings and are not uncommon finds, with two main types having either circular or triangular plates. It is noteworthy that this piece is linked by style and quality of execution to a major piece of the period.99% silver.Length: 26mm; disc diameter: 14.5mm.
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