2011-01-13 11:24:33 Kate Sumnall ksumnall 2011-03-01 14:58:13 Kate Sumnall ksumnall LON-EE0F14 HOOKED TAG A mid to late Anglo Saxon hooked tag made from silver, with a flat circular head and a projecting, tapering hook. Directly opposed to the hook there are two circular attachment holes punched into the circular head. The front is decorated with an engraved circle within which is an equal-armed cross made up of four U shapes; the tops of the Us are linked by the circle. Each of the arms is also connected via a double-strand ring that links them closer to the centre. There are some punched dots roughly arranged in lines in the centre of the cross, on the arms and within the ring; there are three dots in each arm, a possible diagonal cross in the centre, and two or three dots in each segment of the ring. Traces of niello remain within some of the incised decoration. The two attachment holes are above the side arms of the cross. Hooked tags are probably all-purpose fastenings used to secure clothing and purses, and are known from the second half of the 7th to the 11th centuries. A silver and niello hooked tag of similar form and decoration, but more neatly made, has been recorded from Brabourne, Kent, and has been dated to the 9th or 10th century (TAR 2004, no. 95; ref. 2004T327). Dimensions: length: 18.40mm; width: 13.52mm; thickness: 0.78mm; weight: 0.86g. A mid to late Anglo Saxon hooked tag made from silver, with a flat circular head and a projecting, tapering hook. Directly opposed to the hook there are two circular attachment holes punched into the circular head. The front is decorated with an engraved circle within which is an equal-armed cr... As the hooked tag is greater than 300 years old and is more than 10% silver it fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act 1996. Silver Cast EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Middle EARLY MEDIEVAL Late 800 1000 13.52 18.4 0.78 Good Complete 2011-01-13 11:24:33 KENT DARTFORD LONGFIELD AND NEW BARN POINT( ) From Map TQ67SW TQ6271 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 LON Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.