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Description: | An incomplete cast cooper alloy hooked tag of post-medieval date. The hooked tag is probably of Reads Class E, Type 1 being sub-rectangular in plan though no exact parallel could be found. The main plate is a moulded openwork design though much of the surface is missing due to old breaks.No attachment loop is present and a D-shaped sectioned hook projects from one edge. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated.The metal has a light greyish-brown patina and is worn. The hooked tag is 21.8mm long, 16.6mm wide, 1.5mm thick and weighs 1.5g.Examples of this class are illustrated in Read, p.89.
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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HOOKED TAG
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy…
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