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HOOKED TAG

Unique ID: SWYOR-AB4527

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy, hooked tag of Medieval or early post-Medieval date, AD 1450 - 1550. There is a circular, domed central plate with a trapezoidal attachment loop at the top and a curved hook depending from the bottom. The tip of the hook is missing. The plate carries the moulded letters IHS within a border of small, oval pellets. The underside of the central plate is concave; the remainder of the underside is flat. The tag has a smooth, dark brown patina with some red discolouration. It is 34.1mm long, 13.25mm wide, 3.4mm thick and 2.42g.

Compare database record IOW-0A9AC6 which cites Read, 2008, Hooked Clasps and Eyes, and identifies this variety of tag as Read class E, Type 3.

Class: Read Class E, type 3

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34.1 mm
Width: 13.25 mm
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Weight: 2.42 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st May 2014 - Tuesday 5th August 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2230

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Farnham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE3660
Four figure Latitude: 54.03473382
Four figure longitude: -1.45184425
1:25K map: SE3660
1:10K map: SE36SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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