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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: SF5272
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Small flimsy hooked tag made of copper alloy. The plate is circular and has two slightly asymmetrically set circular attachment holes near to the top edge. The plate is 10 mm wide and the only decoration is a white-metal coating on the front surface. At the bottom is a long hook; as this turns backwards only at right angles, it is probably either bent or incomplete. Total length 18 mm.
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: AD 650
Date to: AD 1066
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 10 mm
Weight: 0.37 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2001
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's number 549
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Uncertain
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK CODDENHAM
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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