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Description: | A copper-alloy hooked tag of probable Late Early-Medieval date.The item consists of a sub-rectangular plate which narrows towards the bottom, where there is the remains of a rearward hook. There are two circular rivet holes, located a short distance below the horizontal top side, and the edges have been decorated by means of a number of angled, parallel incisions.Dimensions: 27.6mm long, up to 14.2mm wide, 1.2mm thick. Weight: 2.3g.Similar hooked tags were found in excavations in Winchester, the date of the contexts ranging from the 10th to 14th centuries (Hinton in Biddle 1990: 549-552). It is suggested that they are a product of the late Saxon period, with those in contexts later than the 11th century probably being residual (ibid. 549).
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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