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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: SWYOR-F8CF2A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval copper alloy hooked tag. The clasp has been moulded in one piece with moulded relief and is openwork. There is a concave circle in the cenrte of the plate, with a beaded border. This is surrounded by swags or scrolls which look like branches with some projecting stubs. The attachment loop is rectangular and the hook bends backwards and is complete. The clasp is 33mm long, 18.3mm wide, 6.9mm thick and weigh 3.2grams. The hook is similar to KENT-FE0B98 and KENT-B2D503 which cite Read (2008) page 103 number 398.
Class: Read class E type 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.55 mm
Width: 18.3 mm
Thickness: 6.9 mm
Weight: 3.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th July 2014 - Saturday 2nd August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2238
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Kellington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5424
Four figure Latitude: 53.70963851
Four figure longitude: -1.18337184
1:25K map: SE5424
1:10K map: SE52SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 103 | 398 |
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