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Description: | An incomplete, Medieval or Late Saxon tag made of sheet silver and perhaps an import from the Continent. The object is flat, rectangular, and broken at one end. The sheet is decorated with an incised perimeter and a further line along the centre, dividing it into two smaller panels. A row of three ringed dot motifs decorate each panel. At the attachment-end, each panel is rounded with a small tab of metal protruding on either side. The opposite end would have contained two rectangular loops, however only part of one survives. The reverse is undecorated.A fair parallel is illustrated by the looped plate of a pair of Early Medieval tags from Belgium, the other plate being provided with a hook for fastening (B. Read, 2008, Hooked Clasps and Eyes, Langport, p. 12, no. 39).The object fulfils the Treasure Act (1996) in that it is more than 300 years old and has a precious metal content exceeding 10%.
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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