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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: SF-D18A63
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon hooked tag. The plate is worn and the tip of the hook is missing due to wear. It measures 20.19mm in total length. The plate is an unusual shape, measuring 10.91mm in width, with a rounded upper edge; the sides flare outwards and are then abruptly waisted before it ends in a triangular part, which tapers into the hook. There is one central circular sewing hole through the rounded end of the plate and the front face is decorated with engraved rocked decoration giving a slight zig-zag effect. The hook has a D-shaped section and its end curves backwards.
The technique of decoration implies a late Anglo-Saxon date, probably 11th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.19 mm
Width: 10.91 mm
Weight: 0.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st February 2007
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Sutton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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