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Description: | An early-medieval copper-alloy hooked-tag of A1.a.ii* type, dating to 800-1150. It consists of a flat, oval-shaped decorative plate which extends into the integral recurving hook, the tip of which is probably missing. At the top of the plate are two roughly horizontally placed holes for attachment, each with a diameter of c.2mm, with a third, smaller hole (diameter c.1mm) more centrally placed beneath these. One of the upper attachment holes is open due to a small break running to the edge of the plate. The surface of the plate is fairly corroded, but decoration in the form of concentric circles radiating from the smaller hole is visible. The central circle may be formed of raised dots. The reverse of the plate is undecorated.The plate is 11.5mm long, 9.7mm wide and 0.7mm thick. With the hook the object is 17.7mm long, 3.6mm thick and weighs 0.26g.Similar examples of Anglo-Saxon hooked-tags are published in Read (2001), pp.14-16, in particular nos.61-4, where they are categorised as Class A Type 2. Read gives Class A hooked-tags a general date of 7th- early 12th century, but suggests that circular forms first appeared in the 9th century.
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