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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy hooked tag (11th century). The tag is circular with two projecting loops for attachments, one of which is broken. The hook is broken and missing and only 8.14mm of its length remains. At the junction between the hook and the plate are two rounded projections, one on each side. Around the edge of the circular plate is a beaded border, then there is a plain border and in the centre is a curved interlocking pattern. There of traces of probably niello on the decoration. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The hooked tag is similar in form but not decoration to No. 1425 that has been dated to the 11th century (Biddle, 1990: 551-2). Pale mid-green patina Dimensions: Length 24.50mm; Width 16.47mm; Thickness 1.48mm; Weight 2.23g; Reference: Biddle M. 1990. Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester. Clarendon Press, Oxford
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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A copper-alloy hooked tag, a…
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