HOOKED TAG

Unique ID: YORYM-C133F1

An incomplete cast copper alloy hooked tag of post-medieval date. The tag has a circular main plate moulded on the front surface. The design features a central raised pellet, surrounded by a circle, surrounding this is the design of a rose. The main plate has no border. The reverse of the main plate is concave. Extending upwards from the main plate is the trapezoidal loop, it is bent. Below the main plate the hook extends, it is bent and has lost the tip. The metal is a mid reddish-brown colour and is worn. For parallels see: Read, p96, No. 350.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Length: 32.9 mm
Width: 15.2 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: East Riding Of Yorkshire
District: East Riding Of Yorkshire
To be known as: Bishop Burton

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd May 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Friday 6th August 2010
    Updated: Thursday 12th August 2010

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