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Description: | Copper alloy hooked tag dating to the Early Medieval period. The tag is triangular in plan and flat with two attachment holes towards the top edge. A hook extends from the lower point, becoming more circular in section, before curving c.180 degrees towards the back of the plate. Two incised lines mirror the angle of the sides on the front of the plate; the tag is otherwise plain.It measures 22.4mm in length, 11.3mm in width at the top (2.3mm at the hook), 4.1mm in thickness including the hook, 1.2mm excluding and weighs 0.83g.Early-medieval hooked tags range in date the 7th to the 11th centuries.
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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