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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.
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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