HOOKED TAG

Unique ID: YORYM-4EF867

Object type certainty: Certain

An incomplete cast copper alloy hooked tag of early-medieval date. The main plate is flat and circular with four punched attachment holes and five indented dots forming an equal armed cross within the circles.
The hook no longer remains and the breaks are worn. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated.
The metal is a light brownish-green colour and is worn. The hooked tag is 20.9mm long, 19.3mm wide, 1.2mm thick and weighs 1.5g.
A parallel can be seen in Read, p.19, no.87.

Class: Class A, Type 2

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 600
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Length: 20.9 mm
Width: 19.3 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 1.5 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: Fragment [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: Hayton

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: Saturday 2nd January 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]
Secondary identifier: Mrs Rebecca Griffiths - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Monday 6th September 2010
    Updated: Thursday 23rd September 2010

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